We have had a recent plague of feral dogs and I am close to running out of shells.
I've got a Savage 69/E pistol grip with no choke, so not the best thing to aim with.
I usually use BB shot from at most 8 metres (25ft?) depending on where I set up the ambush and usually in the dark (light enough to see what I'm shooting though). The large number of pellets and the wide spread pretty much ensures an instant death for the unfortunate dog as at least one critical organ will be penetrated.
My ammo supplier only has 0 buckshot (nine pellets per shell) this week. This isn't the US - you kind of have to take what they've got when they've got it, it's all a bit..... errr... haphazard. I'd be OK for an M16 this week though, but not BB shells
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I was of the impression that 0 is more of a people stopper and wondered whether it would be less effective on the dogs, i.e. less likely to hit a critical organ.
I'm not worried about the extra range or penetration as the coop is well away from the house and there are no other buildings nearby, I'm just slightly concerned that I'd have to take two shots or the dog could escape very badly injured but not dead and I don't want to go trekking about in the dark (snakes, nasty snakes !). I also don't want to leave them to crawl off somewhere else on the property and die and attract yet more dogs.
Anyone use 0 on dogs?
eta - I wrote 00 instead of 0
I've got a Savage 69/E pistol grip with no choke, so not the best thing to aim with.
I usually use BB shot from at most 8 metres (25ft?) depending on where I set up the ambush and usually in the dark (light enough to see what I'm shooting though). The large number of pellets and the wide spread pretty much ensures an instant death for the unfortunate dog as at least one critical organ will be penetrated.
My ammo supplier only has 0 buckshot (nine pellets per shell) this week. This isn't the US - you kind of have to take what they've got when they've got it, it's all a bit..... errr... haphazard. I'd be OK for an M16 this week though, but not BB shells
I was of the impression that 0 is more of a people stopper and wondered whether it would be less effective on the dogs, i.e. less likely to hit a critical organ.
I'm not worried about the extra range or penetration as the coop is well away from the house and there are no other buildings nearby, I'm just slightly concerned that I'd have to take two shots or the dog could escape very badly injured but not dead and I don't want to go trekking about in the dark (snakes, nasty snakes !). I also don't want to leave them to crawl off somewhere else on the property and die and attract yet more dogs.
Anyone use 0 on dogs?
eta - I wrote 00 instead of 0
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