Re: (ReacTor) Five Stories That Know Everything's Better With Dinosaurs

On 8/24/2024 4:46 PM, BCFD 36 wrote:

On 8/23/24 07:15, James Nicoll wrote:

Five Stories That Know Everything's Better With Dinosaurs
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 From time travel to alternate timelines, science fiction authors keep
finding novel ways to bring us into contact with dinosaurs--some
friendly, others not so much.
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https://reactormag.com/five-stories-that-know-everythings-better-with- dinosaurs/

 I haven't read any of the other replies yet. There maybe a repeat or two of previous comments.
 I've read the Doyle and the Bradbury. Who hasn't read The Sound of Thunder? And I am reminded of L. Sprague de Camp's "A Gun for Dinosaur".
 So, I found a PDF and reread it. I only have one quibble. I don't think a 600 Nitro Express would be big enough for large dinosaur. Maybe an RPG or some armor piercing .50 cal. Or maybe a Çarl Gustaf.

I think you're right. The story was published in 1956.
.600 Nitro Express has been around since 1915. While the .50 BMG
cartridge also goes back to the same period, but I can't find
reference to a 50 BMG rifle before 1971 (Barret's M82 came out in
1988).
The Carl Gustaf does go back to 1946, so its a possibility.
However, being recoilless, Mr. Seligman could have used it,
(with training), which would kind of kill the story.
But is it sporting to hunt with explosive rounds, let
alone shaped charges?
pt