[DontShootMe]

My brother wants to go out in the sticks and shoot up some store bought meat. He's talking hams, pork shoulders, roasts and such.

I initially thought he was nuts, but now I'm thinking of going with him.

I am curious to see the differences between JHP and FMJ at long and close range.

Has anyone else ever done this?

[yankytrash]

Yep, I call it "huntin", and don't have to buy the meat.

;) Too easy...

[DontShootMe]

good one... good one...

[Kevlarman]

Make sure you put the meat on a big tarp or something - so you can keep the meat clean and eat it afterwards! No sense in having all that expensive meat go to waste. ;)

[AR-10]

I had this project in mind, but funding fell through.:mad:


Ballistic Turkey (http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=57727&highlight=Ballistic+Turkey)


More Scientific Data (http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=66407&highlight=Ballistic+Turkey)

[Lone Star]

This will no doubt be an interesting exercise, but won't tell you how the bullets would act in living animals. Fluid issues and muscle tension, etc. will be lacking, as would any psychological shock factor.

Still, it seems to beat shooting into clay blocks!

Wouldn't eat the shot-up meat without confirming with a doctor that it'd be safe.

Lone Star

[coonan357]

why would you need to confirm with a doctor ?? only if you knew what farm animals eat while out on the range ... its amazing , has anyone found my license plates for my pickup yet?? its indiana 457.....:D

[Snowdog]

I use Playdough, which I could use over and over again. With enough A1 sauce (Bold, preferrably), I probably couldn't tell the difference between it and beef anyway.

[chevrofreak]

find some white smocks and go to your local morgue

look for someone named "John Doe" and bring him with you

[DontShootMe]

http://www.drtoy.com/drtoy/00classics/hasbro_play_doh_2000c.gif

:D

[Snowdog]

Seriously... Playdough.

I bought around 60 or so pounds about 5 years ago and still use it today. Stored in a 5 gallon bucket, it will stay fresh indefinately.

It is good for the all kinds of calibers...

From .45acp from a 4" barrel:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid34/pdf29f979611495bf1f9a3821ec1b9eca/fd33af5f.jpg

To .44magnum from a rifle:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid33/p58c424e613106da1b7daabe4334cdfb2/fd39bc89.jpg

I find my results loosely mirror what is reported from tests involving ballistic gelatin, and you can make little dinosaurs with the playdough afterwards! Can you beat that? I think not! :D

[Sam]

Ask Thompson and Lagarde. That's why they hung around slaughterhouses and tested on livestock, shot corpses that were hanging by the neck, stuff like that. It may not be perfect but I think it is a lot more realistic that clay, playdough or gelatine.

Sam

[Sir Galahad]

Well, the ravens and turkey vultures will be happy once you guys leave if you leave the meat behind. I bet it gets their seal of approval.

[DontShootMe]

Yeah, I dont think we'll eat any of it - There will only be meat by-products when we're done...

:cool:

and a little play-doh!

[Ol' Badger]

Cats work real well too.:D

[Snowdog]

Ol' Badger,

Find one the right size, and kitties can be used as bodyarmor (as demonstrated below).

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid59/pb43329f6126167adc3672ea1b737003f/fc56e821.jpg

[Carlos Cabeza]

:what: Massive Kitty !!!!

[Peetmoss]

WOW that cat is a COW:what:

[tz99]

Snowdog it looks like you have completed your quest to succesfully combine bovine and feline genes. :D

[Ikari]

I'm thinking playdough is the way to go. We used to make our own, basically just flour-and-water paste. Can make gallons of it for a few bucks, and it's re-usable. I've never shot it before, though. something worth trying this summer.

[Stevie-Ray]

I could never do it. The meat wouldn't get past my BBQ.:D

Gads, I can't get over that enormous puss. That thing is a heart-attack waitin to happen.

[Dave R]

Snowdog, is that the REAL Garfield?

[mikey357]

MY GOD!!! How BIG IS that cat??? Doesn't look like HE'S missed many meals!!!....mikey357

[Longbow]

Okay,what's the secret 'bout the kitty? Genetic engineering?
I wanna have one like that too! :)

[foghornl]

That's the cat that Garfield calls "my FAT brother":what: