Odd question about .38 Special

[sunnyd]

I have had to dispatch many, many, critters over the years. Anything over a 22 LR can be messy. I can also tell you that it is best to use a rifle over a hand gun, IMO. The x method works and must be used on swine. I have found however, that many critters turn their head to the side when you point a gun at them point blank. That is when a shot in or right behind the ear, becomes a good option. This method also works well if you put some food down so they can be distracted. Call me a wuss, but I find it hard to dispatch an animal that is making eye contact. One if life's most unpleasant tasks.

 

[jeeps]

For over 100 years the 32acp Ball was used to kill live stock and horse's .The German army used the 32 acp bill to kill horse's and men in both war's.

 

[Warren Sear]

When it came to handguns, in both World Wars the Germans would use anything that would launch a bullet, from 25 ACP to 45 ACP.

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

One can argue the pros and cons of caliber, shot placement etc without resolution. Farm and ranch folks have it figured out, so I would listen to them. It's kinda like "do I use the axe or do I just wring the neck of the ole Red Rooster" that we're gonna have for Sunday dinner.

 

[m1gunner]

Where I grew up, when any animal needed to be killed, the farmers would make an imaginary line from the right eye to the left ear, and a second line from the left eye to the right ear. Where the lines met is where the bullet goes. All they ever used was a full length rifle and 22 long rifle ammo (not hollow point). It worked 100% every time for any and every animal.

This is the recommendation in my vet book. The times I have used it worked.

 

[tops]

We used the eye to ear X for the target but used .22 shorts for hogs and LR for cows. Larry