Crocodile stalks/kills human prey in "gunfree" utopia Australia

[HBK]

Horge, would a .40 or higher with the right ammo not kill a croc?

 

[fallingblock]

Huck Phinn is correct, of course.....

"it is probably not cause for the wholesale slaughter or relocation of crocodiles."
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But the debate about total numbers of crocodiles here in the N.T. is ongoing. At one stage they were almost extirpated from Australia due to heavy commercial hunting for the skins. The main problem at the moment is that Darwin and the surrounding towns are developing rapidly, and humans and crocs are coming into contact more often. I suspect (and hope) that legal hunting will resume shortly, in a controlled fashion, to keep the croc numbers down to a reasonable level. There is a certain 'thrill' of course, for greenies and foreign tourists to realise that they are not the top of the local food chain...until they become lunch!


HBK:

Yes, Howard's party is the most conservative party here in Oz, the "One Nation" party having been harried to near extinction and then suffering serious self-inflicted injuries upon itself.

The "Coalition", as Howard's party is known, contains the remains of the National party, which was at one time a strong voice for rural Australia.

The major political power here resides in the capital cities, and there are large constituencies there for whom guns are 'evil'.

Now if we could get more anti-gun Sydney folks up to the tropical riverbanks south of Darwin.......

 

[horge]

Originally posted by BryanP
Hey Horge. Interesting post. But seeing your sig I have this vision of someone trying to fend off a 28 foot Croc with a .380

My Bersa .380 for a croc attack?
I'd probably just use it to end my pain quick.

Originally posted by hbk
Horge, would a .40 or higher with the right ammo not kill a croc?

Never fired an .40S&W, sorry. Haven't a clue.
I did once see what I think was .45ACP just 'bouncing off" the topside scales, back when I was young (1971). Poor soldier nearly got etted, but got up a balcony after shooting his pistol dry.

Well, okay, the .45 migth've ripped the scales up, with (in hindsight) maybe some penetration. but no stoppage. I was told two rifle hits eventually did the job, later (I have no idea what caliber, I was far, far away by then --I could hear several shots from the other side of the town).

On checking out the carcass along with a whole bunch of curious onlookers (croc poop smells horrible, and killing THIS croc resulted in a massive, continuously-oozing dump on its part) we found what must have been one bullet hole (more pronounced than what must have been the topside .45 hits --only two of them BTW) forward of the forearm, where the scales are thinner. I never saw the other bullethole , but was told it went in the open mouth, up through the palate. The croc was not terribly big, maybe 11 feet or a little bit more.

Maybe the bullet hit has to be square on the scales, as shots from an angle don't seem to work as well. That or a hit to the softer side, chin or belly. However, I'd say aggro crocs are VERY hard to hit with any accuracy when they're on the move. In the above incident, the .45 was used on an rushing croc. The rifle was supposedly used on it while it was stationary.

Anyway, that was a long time ago, and half of what I'm relating is ultimately based on what I was told: I merely witnessed the initial attempt to bring it down with a pistol, and then saw the carcass later.

Stay safe

 

[gunsmith]

Hey Horge

The croc was not terribly big, maybe 11 feet or a little bit more.

heck,thats big enough!

My Bersa .380 for a croc attack?

many of us say the same about bear attacks.

resulted in a massive, continuously-oozing dump on its part

might happen to me if I was chased by a croc

 

[horge]

gunsmith, you're just killin' me.