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December 18, 2009, 11:53 AM | #1 | |
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What caliber for tiger (not Woods)
This is in my "neighborhood".
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My dogs had a loud night and the crows are upset today. They tend to NOT crow at people, they fly away quickly at the sight of humans. Seriously, to keep this gun related... I spent some time out on the back forty this morning, filling the bird feeders and "Amdro-ing" fire-ants. I generally tote a .22 with me, just for fun. Any opinions on the tiger-stopping ability of the .22LR on big cats? p |
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December 18, 2009, 12:16 PM | #2 |
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December 18, 2009, 12:26 PM | #3 |
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Well, if you shoot it from the inside you won't miss, will you?
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December 18, 2009, 12:40 PM | #4 |
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December 18, 2009, 12:41 PM | #5 |
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This is a serious issue - when we had a flood here - the fence on the wildlife rescue place nearby went down and the lion got out. It ate the ostrich and went down the highway. The distance it went could have gotten it to my house if it turned the other direction.
However, we have more than 22s in the neighborhood. They tranked it. Svaz - great line -
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December 18, 2009, 01:50 PM | #7 |
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My neighbor says to save the last round for myself...
"They usually start to eat you from the "bottom", so to speak." |
December 18, 2009, 02:52 PM | #8 |
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Actually, they will clamp down on your throat or back of your neck till you stop kicking! Oh what fun!!
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December 18, 2009, 02:54 PM | #9 | |
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December 18, 2009, 02:55 PM | #10 |
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Great lines, both of you. *** Watching Animal Kingdom and seeing the cheetah knock down a gazelle, I gather that the cheetah begins eating before the gazelle is dead and eats the fatty parts as quickly as she can because the lion is on his way to take it away from her. So, if you have a weight problem this might be vindication for it. The tiger will start on your butt while you scramble to get your 22 out of the holster. The good news is you’ll be close enough to place your shot where it counts. Just hope there’s no lion on the loose too. |
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Tigers are one of god's creatures where it is appropriate to invoke the 4 bore rule. Simply put some animals are so scary that only the largest imaginable cartridge will do.
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December 19, 2009, 10:07 AM | #12 |
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Wasn't it last summer that a few lions were wandering around Chicago's suburbs? Apparently, they get loose somewhere in wisconsin or mn and made their way into the city. It was quite a trek, and I think an officer ended up shooting one in self defense.
Anyway, a 22 isn't going to save you unless you hit the CNS - it will have your neck broken within a few seconds if it decides to come after you. I kid you not, but big cats don't like getting hit on the nose, and don't like things shoved down their throats. |
December 19, 2009, 10:12 AM | #13 |
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This was totally my justification for getting a .405 Winchester barrel for my Encore.
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December 19, 2009, 10:45 AM | #14 |
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At the range yesterday, one guy had a nice looking little TC Encore. After I heard (felt, from 15 feet away) a few rounds, we got to talkin'. .375 H&H Magnum, factory loads. He offered to let me shoot it, but strangely, I declined... I don't think I'd want anything LESS than that for Tigger.
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I would think a .450 Marlin or a 45-70 loaded to the same level in a Marlin lever action would work well out to 200 yards.
It works well on the largest bears with hard cast bullets in weights over 400 grains. I would think it would be good against a tiger or lion as well.
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It's throwing a 300gr bullet at about 2200fps; the .375 tosses the same weight bullet 300fps faster. That guy was crazy. (They even offer a barrel in .416 Rigby. 410gr/2350+fps in an Encore? Not with your shoulder and someone else pulling the trigger. ) |
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45-70 300 gr. JHPs at 1400 fps would pretty much do in a big cat I would think. The 405-520 grain solids would most likely do the trick as well. An 1886 Winchester would make a pretty good launching platform. All of this is assuming that you see the cat before it sees you. If you don't, you will instantly become Purina Tiger Chow.
I think it was Jeff Cooper who wa describing an event that occurred in Africa where a nightime horseback trek was being done. The tourists were on horses behind the guide that was on the lead horse. He had a rifle. All the people heard was that rifle hitting the ground. It seems that leopard took out the guide and probably dragged him up a tree for supper. The Colonels final line in that article went something like this. " A leopard moving at night is like smoke moving through fog!" DS
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