What makes for a good cow gun'

[Marshwheeling]

Anything that'll put a hole in a road sign.

 

[da gimp]

After an old broken mouthed cow, who had been born on their farm, & raised gentle, attacked him when he picked up her newborn calf one late winter/early spring night.. a good friend started carrying a S&W mod 25-3 .45 Colt or a Ruger .45 Colt Blackhawk.. with a very stout load of Unique under a Hornady JHC. Roger never had to shoot a cow or horse on their place........ but he came to understand why the cowboys & farmers carried back then..... it generally wasn't for fear of Comanches.. rustlers or thieves....... though they caused folks to stay wary too, but stock animals acting up that was the greatest worry.......To the best of my knowledge... he still carries a large bore pistol when he works stock on their farms....... nearly 35 years later..........

 

[timn8er]

BEWARE!!!


THE BOVINE MENACE!!!

 

[arjay]

Turns out it is Dogs.

BTW the EPA is deeply concerned that the methane emitted in cow farts maybe the major cause of "global warning" There is talk of requiring gas filters on cows..

Who's gonna install and maintain those?

They would have had a hissy fit back in the days when buffalo roamed.

When opportunity knocks...
Too bad I'm so busy [emoji12]

 

[Watchdog]

A coworker of my BIL put one down at the sale barn with a 44 mag.

Not real bright, is he?

 

[fiasconva]

I wonder how much moola they spent on that study. Sorry y'all, I just couldn't resist.

 

[7shooter]

My grandfather was killed by a Brown Swiss bull. He had a dairy herd his whole life and had been around cattle . I still remember the blood on the snow.

 

[chaparrito]

Cow gun. Let me ruminate on that.

 

[30-30remchester]

You just have to know where to aim, so will a ball peen hammer if you can get close enough.[/QUOTE]

The sledge hammer is what our highway department workers use to finish off road hit deer and elk.

As a kid I was helping a neighbor butcher a calf. He tied a rope around its neck and cinched it tight in his hand. Then with great force he hit the calf between the eyes with a large ball peen hammer. I did not kill it and the rodeo was on. I could not help him get loose of this stampeding bovine as I was laughing so hard. That was the last time he hired me to help butcher.

 

[UncleEd]

On a ranch near Utopia, TX, many, many years ago was a fighting cow, her face scarred from horns and known to attack folks dumb enough to go about on foot. But then a person was warned any of the range cattle might do that. The really scarred up one was known as Flopface.

Same area had an itinerant dog that locals knew as Ruthless. When I met it, he seemed friendly enough. Can't imagine how it got its name.

 

[Ματθιας]

Does "cows" include males, aka bulls?

 

[Popeye77]

Cow lives matter.

Beat me to it dangit. But it save the ozone. ...bunch of airheads!!!

 

[Popeye77]

.600 nitro express

 

[PatriotX]

I, for one, welcome our bovine overlords.

 

[rburg]

Does "cows" include males, aka bulls?

Hold on for just a minute. With all the news about that he/she thing named Jenner we need to be fair to the undecided. I'd think the term "cow" also covers all the steers roaming around. There's lots of those.

I don't think this discussion is fair without including higher authority. Invoking the name of Skeeter only seems fair. He had a pet load, famously known as "Skeeters cow killer loads". I believe it was a 44 special handload using a charge of Bullseye aged in a clear plastic powder hopper.

Out in Colorado, the dangerous critters are all over. People seem to fear bears because of their reputation. A lot of us are wary of lions, but they don't seem difficult to kill, the problem is more seeing them before they jump on your back. But the worst of the mountain critters seem to be the newly reintroduced moose. They don't like dogs and have an instinct to kill the dogs and anyone with them. Something about wolves, and the desire to stomp them into the ground. Dogs make it worse by barking at the moose, then running and trying to hide behind the owner.

I'm guessing we can't get away with hiking to scenic overlooks, then carrying our old Winchester .458. But at least with that adequate caliber no one would accuse you of hunting least you maim yourself

 

[Onomea]

So, Iggy, if you want to drop a cow with a .22, where do you shoot it? (Ya never know. I might need a steak after the apocalypse.)

 

[Rustyt1953]

Cows are our last line of defense against aliens. Cows produce enough methane to clog the atmosphere. As soon as an alien spacecraft gets near enough to get a whiff of jiff, they do a u turn.

Hooves up don't poot!

 

[williamlayton]

I can't imagine that anyone would not expect a cow to be dangerous & mad. Heck fire, we kill so many of them each DAY, I'd be pissed also.
Blessings

 

[shouldazagged]

Cow gun. Let me ruminate on that.

Go to your room. And wipe that silly grin off your face.

I'd give you a thrashing if I cud.

 

[snubbyfan]

Mmm, cow.
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