Which Caliber for Gator? - Page 2

jgcoastie · November 4, 2009, 05:51 PM

For halibut I use my 10mm... 155gr LRN over 9.3gr of Power Pistol does the job well enough on the "little" 150 pounders up here...

wyobohunter · November 5, 2009, 07:46 AM

I never did like the idea of wrestling a big fish (or gator... to stay on topic

) into the boat with a semi-auto pistol in my or my friends hand. I feel that the bang stick or single shot rifle/shotgun is the safest. To each his own though.

SCcdp · November 5, 2009, 10:02 AM

The gators are restrained next to the boat via tail and head ropes and typical using a choke rod similar to what animal control uses. At no point in time is an unrestrained gator "wrestled" into the boat. Regulations state that the gator must be subdued before being dispatched.

wyobohunter · November 5, 2009, 12:09 PM

Big Butts are usually shot before hauling them in too. But it's still a wrestling match to get them in and they can "come back to life" if the brain was missed. I was just sayin' I don't like the idea of a semi auto gun for this type of thing. Too much going on, a short muzzle that is harder to keep pointed away from others (or the boat) and a loaded chamber all during the excitement of taking a large animal than can seriously injure you.

The guy I've been going with uses a 38 special bangstick. When I get my own Butt boat I'll prolly get one of these http://www.galleryofguns.com/genie/d...item=sb1%2D41n

It can dispatch big fish and be a stuck on some remote beach survival tool.

SCcdp · November 5, 2009, 12:57 PM

As stated in my previous post the great equalizer is the old sharpened bush axe. We've never brought one into the boat that didnt have his spine severed...those WON'T come back to life ever!

November 4, 2009, 05:51 PM	#26
jgcoastie Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Location: Kodiak, Alaska Posts: 2,118	For halibut I use my 10mm... 155gr LRN over 9.3gr of Power Pistol does the job well enough on the "little" 150 pounders up here... __________________ "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." -Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights.

November 5, 2009, 07:46 AM	#27
wyobohunter Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Back in Wyoming Posts: 1,125	I never did like the idea of wrestling a big fish (or gator... to stay on topic) into the boat with a semi-auto pistol in my or my friends hand. I feel that the bang stick or single shot rifle/shotgun is the safest. To each his own though. __________________ Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results

November 5, 2009, 12:09 PM	#29
wyobohunter Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Back in Wyoming Posts: 1,125	Big Butts are usually shot before hauling them in too. But it's still a wrestling match to get them in and they can "come back to life" if the brain was missed. I was just sayin' I don't like the idea of a semi auto gun for this type of thing. Too much going on, a short muzzle that is harder to keep pointed away from others (or the boat) and a loaded chamber all during the excitement of taking a large animal than can seriously injure you. The guy I've been going with uses a 38 special bangstick. When I get my own Butt boat I'll prolly get one of these http://www.galleryofguns.com/genie/d...item=sb1%2D41n It can dispatch big fish and be a stuck on some remote beach survival tool. __________________ Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results Last edited by wyobohunter; November 5, 2009 at 12:17 PM.

November 5, 2009, 10:02 AM	#28
SCcdp Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2004 Location: South Carolina Lowcountry Posts: 103	The gators are restrained next to the boat via tail and head ropes and typical using a choke rod similar to what animal control uses. At no point in time is an unrestrained gator "wrestled" into the boat. Regulations state that the gator must be subdued before being dispatched.

November 5, 2009, 12:57 PM	#30
SCcdp Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2004 Location: South Carolina Lowcountry Posts: 103	As stated in my previous post the great equalizer is the old sharpened bush axe. We've never brought one into the boat that didnt have his spine severed...those WON'T come back to life ever!