What caliber for Velociraptors?

[JKimball]

Well, since this thread got moved to the hunting forum... I'll assume I'm going after them rather than being surprised by them at home.



Call me chicken.

 

[mbt2001]

I would have the Remington semi auto chambered in .35 whelen http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/centerfire_rifles/model_750_woodsmaster_specs.asp.... A 44 mag and a glock 10mm. I would also have a samuari sword and / or a tomahawk....

I might opt for a different "long gun" if I was in cover. A sawed of 12 gauge is hard to beat. handy too.

 

[marksman13]

i'm on JKimble's opposite side. The hell with hunting dinosaurs from the ground.

 

[Cosmoline]

A velo raptor gun, of course! It's like a velo dog gun, but quite a bit bigger.

 

[Shadow Shock]

My .223 or .45. If you take half a second to aim, a .223 to the head should kill them no problem. If you've got an AR or Mini-14, shoot twice.

 

[koja48]

A custom, "On Demand," instant Ice Age . . . worked pretty good the first time . . .

 

[glockman19]

.50bmg

 

[Diamondback6]

Bear in mind, dino skulls are ridiculously over built for their size, they also have thick ribs which make heartshots dicey, and would be slow to bleed-out, probably croaking just after you're sliced-and-diced.

Explosive rounds with a fast refire rate are a must. My weapon of choice is a Harrier II, or a Hawg. Or an Abrams or APC and crunch 'em under the treads.

 

[Albatross]

Plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.

 

[MCgunner]

Or, maybe a 6 mile diameter asteroid?

 

[BridgeWalker]

I think you are all bloodthirsty monsters. What did the raptor ever do to you? And it's so cute! It's not like you can't buy your raptor meat all clean and packaged at the grocery store. And after all, violence only begets violence. You should *reason* with the raptor.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

AND for the backup weapon if the primary firearm fails...,

A lightsaber would I use (pardon the Yoda-like wording)

LD

 

[Kimber1911_06238]

.50 BMG

Haven't you guys ever seen tremors II? the .50 worked well on those things

 

[GunTech]

Do you guys lay awake at night thinking about this stuff.

The critter in question is much smaller than an African elephant, which has a skull 2 1/2 feet thick. If I was concerned about being attacked by the Velociraptor, I'd turn off the TV.

 

[22-rimfire]

I haven't run into one in a while. If I did, I'd use whatever I had with me. I sort of like the flame thrower idea to grill them on the hoof.

 

[Pigspitter]

120mm HEAT

I'd go with SABOT but then again I might use the .700 Nitro.

 

[mpbond]

Haven't you guys ever seen tremors II? the .50 worked well on those things

Just don't use your getaway vehicle for a backstop.

 

[ReadyontheRight]

30-06. M1 Garand with a lot of loaded clips handy.

And remember...they hunt in packs and death comes from the side.

 

[hopkin]

Do you guys lay awake at night thinking about this stuff.

Yes. I watched Jurassic Park 3 and spent hours pondering the correct load for Pterodactyl (12 bore triple aught). I was considering a mighty H&H .700 rifle for the larger dinosaurs but decided against it - too big to handle, .416 Rigby and good shot placement works better for me . When I watched Evolution, I actually got out my copy of Cartridges of the World to read up on medium/high carridges for giant flying lizards (.375H&H should do it, and it's about as powerful as I can handle). I have a pretty good idea what caliber would be best for orks and Uruk-Hai (.308 is fine with proper ammo).

Don't even get me started on how I'll handle the impending zombie menace.

 

[BuntlineSpecial]

Hmmm.
Okay, I've got it, I'm going to need a BAR, and a hacksaw (Think Clyde Barrow's "whippit" gun). For a shotgun, I am currently enamored with my cowboy shooting 1887 lever action, with lots of buckshot. And for my handgun, my faithful 1911.
John Browning would be very proud of me.
Say, hopkin, how would you handle the "impending zombie menace"?
OH, and ReadyontheRight, you want to be my flank man?

 

[hopkin]

Say, hopkin, how would you handle the "impending zombie menace"?

I'm embarrased enough without detailing my views on flanged maces and the vital role of subsonic ammo in a suppressed rifle to keep safe distances. I would die of shame if I had to reveal my knowledge of the best plants for impenetrable barriers, the art of misdirection and the principles of defending my home from roving bands of criminals exploiting the situation.

I will never be taken seriously again.

 

[GunTech]

Having looked at a few skeletons and skulls of dinosaurs at the Museum of the Rockies, I have yet to see a critter that couldn't be felled with a 30 caliber solid.

Unlike the elephant with it's 2 1/2 foot think skull of spongiform bone, the typical dino looks to have a inch or so of bone at the max protecting it's brain. A well placed shot should do one in, from any reasonable rifle. If you are going for the boiler room, that's quite another matter.

It helps if you realize that dinos and birds are more closely related than dinos and modern repiles. Think of the dynonichous as a really big, meat eating chicken. Now what caliber will you pick?

 

[Springfield_1911SS]

M60 or M1919

 

[supraneurotoxin]

Well, First I'd drive this:

http://static.flickr.com/131/323155749_5fecb56b97_o.jpg

That CAN'T POSSIBLY feel good on the gonads......

 

[RLsnow]

AG3 (Norwegian G3) and a Karl Gustav recoilles rifle?....