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Re: Mountain Lion shot 120th and Q Omaha
« Reply #20 on: May 07, 2015, 09:20:00 PM »
I'm with unfy black eye for OPD not handled well. Why not call out the swat sniper and put one clean shot in her?

  I think a .308 from a sniper, while being the actual best option. would penetrate to far, If that's a block wall, it would go thru
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Re: Mountain Lion shot 120th and Q Omaha
« Reply #21 on: May 07, 2015, 09:28:09 PM »
  I think a .308 from a sniper, while being the actual best option. would penetrate to far, If that's a block wall, it would go thru
Agreed. Does OPD not carry 223? Depending on round and distance it would more than likely over pen also.

 What's the spray of 00 buck at 20 yards? (honest question) 

Better way to put the thing down is all I'm saying.

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Re: Mountain Lion shot 120th and Q Omaha
« Reply #22 on: May 07, 2015, 09:33:41 PM »
The issue with tranqs is they are unpredictable.  1.) Shot placement.  2.) Dosage.  How long to take effect? 3.) If you miss or get a bad hit, you just scare it off and then you have bigger issues. 

No one knew it had a broken leg until it was all over.

In my opinion, having a broken leg makes it even more dangerous.  Wild animals that are injured are even more unpredictable than otherwise.  Even injured domesticated animals can be unpredictable.

You also have to remember 2 things...

1.) Mountain Lions are only dangerous when they are hungry.

2.) Mountain Lions are ALWAYS hungry.


Put it down.

I don't care if it took 100 shots.  They don't care how long it takes you to die and how much you suffer when they incapacitate you and drink your blood and eat your still beating heart.

Kill em all.  Then piss on em.

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Re: Mountain Lion shot 120th and Q Omaha
« Reply #23 on: May 08, 2015, 08:14:54 AM »
What's the spray of 00 buck at 20 yards? (honest question) 

I've done some testing of various off-the-shelf 00 buck over the years.  Spread depends on the load.

Here's a sampling at 15 yards.








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Re: Mountain Lion shot 120th and Q Omaha
« Reply #24 on: May 08, 2015, 10:22:17 AM »
I've done some testing of various off-the-shelf 00 buck over the years.  Spread depends on the load.

Here's a sampling at 15 yards.


Wow.  Those are underwhelming.  What choke were you using?
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Re: Mountain Lion shot 120th and Q Omaha
« Reply #25 on: May 08, 2015, 11:47:53 AM »
Maybe Ernie could organize a "cat life's matter" or "laying down don't shoot" protest.
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Re: Mountain Lion shot 120th and Q Omaha
« Reply #26 on: May 08, 2015, 12:19:41 PM »
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Re: Mountain Lion shot 120th and Q Omaha
« Reply #27 on: May 08, 2015, 12:44:56 PM »
Wow.  Those are underwhelming.  What choke were you using?

None.  18.5" barrel, cylinder bore Mossberg 930 SPX.

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Re: Mountain Lion shot 120th and Q Omaha
« Reply #28 on: May 08, 2015, 01:17:42 PM »
I'm not a big fan of fixed cylinder bore shotguns as having owned several over the years and still own one, the results from shooting them are much like you showed, if one does a little looking he can find self defense shotguns with chokes.
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Re: Mountain Lion shot 120th and Q Omaha
« Reply #29 on: May 08, 2015, 04:12:43 PM »
I'm not a big fan of fixed cylinder bore shotguns as having owned several over the years and still own one, the results from shooting them are much like you showed, if one does a little looking he can find self defense shotguns with chokes.

That was not the point of the testing, however.  The point was to determine which manufacturer/model of 00 buck held the tightest pattern at self-defense distances.

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Re: Mountain Lion shot 120th and Q Omaha
« Reply #30 on: May 08, 2015, 05:09:11 PM »
That was not the point of the testing, however.  The point was to determine which manufacturer/model of 00 buck held the tightest pattern at self-defense distances.

Do you prefer a shotgun for HD?

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Re: Mountain Lion shot 120th and Q Omaha
« Reply #31 on: May 08, 2015, 06:10:41 PM »
I'm not a big fan of fixed cylinder bore shotguns as having owned several over the years and still own one, the results from shooting them are much like you showed, if one does a little looking he can find self defense shotguns with chokes.

The remington 3" magnum 00 buck shells actually produce a pretty star  / cross pattern consistently.  I'm a fan :D.

One of my eventual goals was to figure out how to load my own shells to produce said pattern heh.
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Re: Mountain Lion shot 120th and Q Omaha
« Reply #32 on: May 08, 2015, 07:46:59 PM »
Do you prefer a shotgun for HD?

I prefer whatever gun is handy.  :D

A more serious answer: No, a shotgun is not my first choice for HD.  IMO, a shotgun is a better weapon for an AO where you are not concerned about friendlies.

With that said, I pattern all of my shotguns so I know where my pellets are flying.  I have witnesses who have seen me shoot the head off of a pheasant.
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Re: Mountain Lion shot 120th and Q Omaha
« Reply #33 on: May 08, 2015, 09:23:07 PM »
 Back about the mountain lion.

   the guy from game and parks was on KFAB radio this morning.  He stated, that the Game and Parks has a rule, any mountain lion cought in a city is to be destroyed, not relocated. it has lost its fear of people and would never be returned to the wild, ( well as wild as Nebraska is)
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