ChrisJones 7,975 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said: Hw97 if it doesn’t wound it you can hit it with it heavy is good yes I figure the pellet's trajectory would be no concern against a large and close target, even if one accounts for rotation of the earth. Shot placement is key and I certainly wouldn't be worried about having to use the rifle stock to finish it off... BSA could introduce a commemorative "Rhino Stomper" edition of the rifle. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,699 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Just now, ChrisJones said: I figure the pellet's trajectory would be no concern against a large and close target, even if one accounts for rotation of the earth. Shot placement is key and I certainly wouldn't be worried about having to use the rifle stock to finish it off... BSA could introduce a commemorative "Rhino Stomper" edition of the rifle. Ivory inlay in the stock? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Just now, forest of dean redneck said: Ivory inlay in the stock? Too blingy. Plus we don't want to alienate future hunters from the sport. I'd go for plain beech for the stock with a subtle "Holy F*ck*ng Jesus" engraving on the action right next to the .25 stamp. Maybe even a tally mark on the muzzle break but I'll leave that to design wizards at BSA. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robertb123 372 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 2 hours ago, ChrisJones said: I'd go with a BSA Lightning in .25. One shot one kill. Do you think you'd need a telescopic sight? Or for the peta brigade could always use a tranquilizer dart delivered by blowpipe, you'd need some lungs though! imagine how much tranquilizer you'd need to bring down one of those! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,699 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Just now, robertb123 said: Do you think you'd need a telescopic sight? Or for the peta brigade could always use a tranquilizer dart delivered by blowpipe, you'd need some lungs though! imagine how much tranquilizer you'd need to bring down one of those! Hopefully they would either cough or suck instead of blow when they tried 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meece 1,958 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Another load of hyped up nonsense. This was written by someone who dont know their 375 from their 450 nitro express. Similar to the 177 ..... 22 debate. Quote .......Depending on the level of threat to the public, the zoos would work closely with Norfolk and Suffolk Police, who both share a high-powered rifle with 0.375 calibre ammunition - around a centimetre thick - to shoot large, thick-skinned animals such as white rhinos and Congo buffalo. what exactly is around. a centimetre thick, as a calibre.? As far as I recall a 375 is about 10 mm. Still no doubt some expert advised them that it was the right gun to share. Perhaps the budget wouldn't run to an air rifĺe and the cost of pellets required for the rigourous training schedule. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 7 minutes ago, robertb123 said: Do you think you'd need a telescopic sight? Open sights or a red dot at that range. I don't think parallax adjustment or an illuminated reticule is necessary on what is essentially a fast-moving and angry bus sporting an ivory stabbing device. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,844 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 (edited) Police forces have embarrassed themselves time after time shooting escaped cows and bulls. 1 local bull was shot 12 times! A friend of mine had 3 store cattle on the motorway. He was in the police car when they closed the full six lanes. He actually took his rifle in the police car but he wasn't allowed to shoot. I forget how many shots it took the armed police but it was shameful. Nice and safe against the embankment but he wasn't allowed to shoot for 'public safety'. I helped at a knacker yard and the police in that area were more laid back and let the knacker men do it. They had a short barreled under lever....forget what caliber but it was a big one. One cow escaped into the local town and ended up on a supermarket car park. The knacker men borrowed a loading shovel off a building site, one got in the bucket and boomed up in the air with the gun, they then chased it and shot it on the car park from up in the bucket Edited September 24, 2018 by DIDO.1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robertb123 372 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 13 minutes ago, ChrisJones said: Open sights or a red dot at that range. I don't think parallax adjustment or an illuminated reticule is necessary on what is essentially a fast-moving and angry bus sporting an ivory stabbing device. Feck that getting close. I would be a mile away with a .50 sniper rifle. Wonder how underdog would do with his musket?!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 (edited) 17 hours ago, robertb123 said: Feck that getting close. I would be a mile away with a .50 sniper rifle. Wonder how underdog would do with his musket?!! Probably a damn sight better than I would with what would be the increasing load in the back of my underpants. Edited September 25, 2018 by ChrisJones 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,699 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, robertb123 said: Feck that getting close. I would be a mile away with a .50 sniper rifle. Wonder how underdog would do with his musket?!! He relies on the beddy whippet back up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil82 1,080 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 trouble with plod sorting out escaped animals is they are only issued with jacketed ammo, expanding bullets not allowed under the Geneva convention, totally the wrong sort of round to drop any animal cleanly (as for them having a "special gun" to kill any escapees it is probably written in to the zoo licence that the park/zoo has to have their own gear and competent people to use them) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robertb123 372 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 These boys have the right idea … As they said on Phoenix Nights "it's a mauser!" 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 10,976 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 (edited) I live a few miles up the road from Banham zoo i have a good bit of permission within hundreds of yards from it and i have a couple of plummers and a bull x.So relax i got any escapes in hand without all that banging of big guns going on.... Edited September 24, 2018 by fireman 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDHUNTING 1,817 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 48 minutes ago, neil82 said: trouble with plod sorting out escaped animals is they are only issued with jacketed ammo, expanding bullets not allowed under the Geneva convention, totally the wrong sort of round to drop any animal cleanly (as for them having a "special gun" to kill any escapees it is probably written in to the zoo licence that the park/zoo has to have their own gear and competent people to use them) I thought that only applied to the armed forces and the police did use expanding ammo? Rather shoot something like a rhino with a round that would penetrate well anyhow to be honest no point expanding if it can't get through the hide 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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