What caliber for shooting fish in a barrel ?

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Yeah, the "aligator" and then the "alien" threads caught my eye and got me thinking, if thinking is the right word.
The expression dates back some time,one website difined it :
" If something is like shooting fish in a barrel, it is so easy that success is guaranteed.". So it's EASY. I'm skeptical, but regardless of how easy or how difficult, what caliber might be ideal for such an undertaking? Keep in mind recent studies showing better depth penetration from lighter,lower velocity rounds, rather than the larger,high-velocity rounds.
 
(quote) "Personally, I think the "What caliber" threads are kind of silly."

Well......DUH. That's kinda the point. :neener:
 
Vermont and Virginia allow very limited firearms seasons on fish. Not quite in a barrel, but useful info nonetheless.

JT

www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aR1_DMQNUNBM&refer=us

"To bag her personal best, a 9-pound northern pike, Tina Capsey used an SKS, the semiautomatic Soviet military rifle and precursor to the AK-47.

``If you want big fish,'' said Capsey, 45, the owner of Fish Tales, a restaurant in Swanton, ``you need a big gun.''"
 
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"To bag her personal best, a 9-pound northern pike, Tina Capsey used an SKS, the semiautomatic Soviet military rifle and precursor to the AK-47.
`If you want big fish,'' said Capsey, 45, the owner of Fish Tales, a restaurant in Swanton, ``you need a big gun.''

LOL, THAT cracked me up !!
 
Actually, shooting fish in a barrel can be pretty easy.

I used a BB gun to shoot large minnows when I was younger. The BB just had to pass close by and it would disrupt the fish's senses to the point where it would literally lock up and float to the top of the water.
 
To be on the safe side, .50BMG or a 12ga slug.

Use enough gun. Remember, these fish in a barrel have nothing to lose. They're desperate and probably high on something.
 
fire cracker works fine, If you want to use a gun I would suggest a bb gun so that when it ricochets back at you you dont kill yourself
 
In the aforementioned Mythbuster's episode, it was determined that the shockwave created by the passage of the bullet would rupture the tissues in the gills, killing any fish in the barrel, regardless of caliber.
 
It depends on how far away from the barrel you are (well duh) :what:

close in = 12 gauge/minigun etc.
up to a mile away=50 bmg
over that = air to ground missile (note that artillery strikes can also be effective)

Course then again this is not taking the size of the fish into consideration.

;)
 
Use enough gun. Remember, these fish in a barrel have nothing to lose. They're desperate and probably high on something.

I browse THR at work, and literally laughed out loud when I read that. Made a co-worker wonder what I was doing, other than actually getting any work done.
 
well...

Well....the proper caliber depends upon the size of the fish. :)

Also, if you want the fish to end up like the Tuna comes out of the can, you're going to have to use something in the category of large caliber.:)

Small caliber is adequate, if all you want to do is kill the fish.:)

Also, I have questions about testing my hypo...hypot.... you know...some kind of a thesis or something.

How big a barrel is it? :what:

Is it metal or wood?:what:

How can I get it to the range for testing?:what:

My inclination would be to bait a hook for the fish in the barrel anyway. Where's the sport in just shootin'em?:uhoh:

Besides, what are the chances that if you just leave them in the barrel, the threat will just go away? :uhoh:

What kind of a coward shoots fish in a barrel anyway. Real Men shoot'em in the lake, where they've got a sporting chance!

What this question needs is some kind of specific data from the man.....manuf....you know, the guys that make the stuff.:neener:
 
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