We have a substantial problem with rabid raccoons in a large wooded area -- with a good-sized creek running through it -- that is adjacent to my home. A couple years ago, I large ‘coon came up on my lower deck in broad daylight, walking strangely and acting aggressively; I am quite sure he was rabid. I had my trusty, fine-tuned, Ruger KGP-141 (four-inch barrel, full lug, stainless, GP-100) revolver on the computer desk where I was working; it was loaded with Federal 158 grain HydraShoks. The raccoon was dispatched, the police did not appear, and I buried the carcass in the deep woods with care not to touch the raccoon.
Observations: (1) 1200 FPS is not required to instantaneously stop a raccoon; (2) HydraShoks expand, even when going through less than 10 - 12 inches of tissue; and (3) replacing a pressurized lumber decking board is a LOT more work than shooting a raccoon at close range (<5 yards).
Best to all -- Roy
Observations: (1) 1200 FPS is not required to instantaneously stop a raccoon; (2) HydraShoks expand, even when going through less than 10 - 12 inches of tissue; and (3) replacing a pressurized lumber decking board is a LOT more work than shooting a raccoon at close range (<5 yards).
Best to all -- Roy
just kidding.................it was a shrew.
