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From: Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com>
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Subject: Re: Man vs. T-Rex: What Gun Would You Need to Beat One?
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2025 12:36:42 -0400
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On 2025-07-01 12:24 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> On Jul 1, 2025 at 9:01:33 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> On 2025-07-01 1:58 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
>>
>>>   Testing the effectiveness of various firearms on a T-Rex, from the smallest
>>>   handgun (.22 pistol) to the most powerful rifle in the world (the 950 JDJ,
>>>   which shoots a 2400-grain round that produces 30,000 foot-pounds of muzzle
>>>   energy and 300 pounds of recoil):
>>>   
>>>   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pf6E8yjMAI&t=2s
>>>   
>> I don't know how he managed to keep standing after experiencing the
>> recoil of the larger calibre weapons. His shoulder must have been in a
>> terrible state....
> 
> After every range day, my shoulder was always black-and-blue with bruises from
> firing the 12-gauge shotgun with rifled slug instead of buckshot. Shoot that
> ten times in a row and you'll be aching for a week. Nothing I'd rather have in
> a firefight but I could do without shooting it at targets.
> 
> 
Why is a shotgun your first choice in a firefight? Clueless civilian 
that I am, I would have thought that something with great accuracy, 
fast/easy reloading with mags, and minimal recoil would be more 
desireable, something like an AR-15 maybe. (I'm just guessing that an 
AR-15 has minimal recoil since I've never heard of users complaining 
about recoil.) Or is it more a psychological thing with the sound of a 
shotgun racking being more intimidating to the people you are engaging 
with?


-- 
Rhino