I was a bit disappointed with the simunition training, the rounds were so slow that you could almost see them fly through the air and if you were beyond five metres you had to allow for the drop. I reckon they should just take us out for a yippie shoot at a paint ball range, make the JB the gimp and let him have it, yeeee haaaa!![]()
i dissagree. #6 & 7 shot are both clay target ammo!! It would have been fairly innafective unless the dog was shot at point blank. I would say the best number shot for this would be a #3. Larger pellets, holding enough energy to bring the dog down and imparting all energy without over penetration. Headshot with #7s at 10m the pellets would likely richochet of
the rotties skull. Headshot with #3s and it would have the desired effect. Chest shot with number 7s the pellets would not penetrate far enough through the muscle to reach the heart/lungs etc. Chest shot with number 3s the pellets would carry through the muscle, and rip up lungs/heart while still retaining in the canines body, no exit wounds. How do i know? Farm dogs are shot all the time...........
I disagree further.
Using a shotgun I'd be using 000 buckshot (not enough pellets in 00 at times) for any dog sized target closer than 30 metres.
A shotgun with sights is deadly at that range - majority of pellets at point of aim.
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(Insert profanity here) Scumdog I really don't know what to say... If the Police can't hit something at close range with double ought the problem is worse than I thought.
If the target is so far away that the pattern is lost, a shot gun is the wrong weapon. Apart from which, if the target was that far away it maybe didn't need to be shot anyway...
That one was a worry :-)
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That's why I mentioned 30 metres - all pellets would be on target even if your aim ain't 100%, beyond that at say 45metres and your aim is off there is a risk that a couple or three pellets would miss (in fact there's a good chance a percentage of the pattern would not be on the target the size of a dog anyway) - and those suckers ricochet off anything from wood to hard dirt - and still carry enough energy to do harm.
But it's a moot point - those Police that have a shotty would not be the type to use it on a dog.
PS: Use to use 00 quite a bit years ago and know it's characteristics and short-falls.
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A plug of rock salt would work too... hear the noise, the sting of the impact then the sting of the salt.... ever seen a mutt bowled over like that? It works.
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