Re: Man vs. T-Rex: What Gun Would You Need to Beat One?

On Tue, 1 Jul 2025 12:36:42 -0400, Rhino
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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:
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  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?

I would imagine it's the takedown capability. Never fired a slug but
it's used for hunting deer so you can imagine the accuracy with a 12
gauge using slugs isn't that bad, but the takedown capability is
great. Even a 12 gauge using bird shot leaves an impact on your
shoulder (or at least it did when I was a kid.)