Re: Pit bull pack in Elbert kills one woman...

"Roger Dewhurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  doth postedeth:

> 
> "Melissa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> From one of my lists:
>>
>> > Story here about a Colorado town that had a pack of roaming pit bulls
>> > attacking the local residents. One woman is dead, and a man nearly
>> > so. Shooting the pit bulls with a 12 gauge slowed the dogs down but
>> > did not stop them.
>> >
>> > Story here:
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>> http://tinyurl.com/x8m3
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>>
>> Yeah, with bird shot. Wrong load for the job.
> 
> Even BB may not be sufficient.  I had two Rotweilers attacking my geese.
> One took both barrels and the vet found 30 odd pellets in the head and
> forepart of the body.  The dog rolled over at the first shot and got up
> immediately to run past me collecting the second barrel on the way.  It 
was
> still vary much alive when seen by the vet after he was called by the
> Council dog ranger.  Apparently it could have survived!  It will be SG 
next
> time if there is a next time.  Perhaps I will haul out the .243!

I've been told that #4 buckshot is pretty powerful stuff, and if it takes 
more than that, just use bigger buckshot. The range from 00 to #4 is pretty 
hefty stuff. 

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