View Full Version : Would it be possible to take out a dinosaur with a .22?
Now I know this is all theoretical but I had a dream last night where there were a group of us in a hut which was something like a school classroom, but it was elevated. I don't know why it was elevated but it was. Just accept it and move on.
We were being attacked by a dinosaur, I don't know exactly what sort but it was something like this one.
http://ocukroguesgallery.com/feek/temp/dino-20091027-105325.png
Obviously it didn't have writing on it's back!
It kept poking it's head through a broken panel in the wall, no more of it than that was coming through and it was trying to get us.
Whether it's a vegesaurus or not, I don't care but it certainly seemed to be trying to bite us to oblivion.
There was a staircase which led to where my gun cabinet is and the only weapon available was a .22 with lots of ammo. We didn't get as far as actually trying to shoot the dinosaur because I woke up.
So, for future reference and I know it's all theoretical but would a .22 be enough to take one of these things down? I expect they have quite a strong skull but surely a few rounds through the eyes would get back to the brain and cause it to flop comically on the floor?
Remember kids, this is a dream and I don't intend to go running around the neighbourhood looking for long necked dinosaurs to shoot through the eyes!
I reckon so.
But don't some big-arse dinos like this have a "second" brain in their tail because the signals would take too long to get to the brain to be useful?
Therefore hypothetically you'ld have to shoot it in the bum too.
Matblack
27-10-2009, 12:04
remember that despite the size these creatures had tiny brains and thick skulls, I doubt anything apart from a direct hit through the eye into the tiny brain would work, I reckon your best bet is to blind it so aim for the eyes anyway.
I believe if one bites you the best thing to do is to stick your finger in its bum, although that may only work for dogs and/ or people with very very long arms!
MB
I believe if one bites you the best thing to do is to stick your finger in its bum, although that may only work for dogs and/ or people with very very long arms!
We'd have to double team it. Bagsie the gun end.
Matblack
27-10-2009, 12:06
I reckon so.
But don't some big-arse dinos like this have a "second" brain in their tail because the signals would take too long to get to the brain to be useful?
Therefore hypothetically you'ld have to shoot it in the bum too.
Not enough of a brain to keep it going it would seem
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/anatomy/Brain.shtml
MB
Are you suggesting I should stick a dog in the dinosaur's bum?
Matblack
27-10-2009, 12:11
Are you suggesting I should stick a dog in the dinosaur's bum?
I wasn't but it sounds like a good compromise
MB
Are you suggesting I should stick a dog in the dinosaur's bum?
I wasn't but it sounds like a good compromise
MB
I still reckon you should shoot the dinosaur in the bum too.
Treefrog
27-10-2009, 12:19
Unlikely, I'd've thought, given the size of an elephant rifle.
Maybe a tub of Tesco Extra Value pepper in its eyes and nose would be more effective :)
Don't suppose your gun licence covers you for a 20mm cannon does it Feek? ;)
What about that mahoosive cannon that Pete Posthlethwaite has in Jurassic Park 2?
Knipples
27-10-2009, 12:50
Sod the dinosaur, which ones of us were you dreaming about, and do I need to put a lock on the door when you stay here? ;) ;D
It was a generic 'us', I have no idea who was there with me.
Knipples
27-10-2009, 12:58
It was a generic 'us', I have no idea who was there with me.
Phew! :p
Although if I manage to recreate it tonight, you've given me some ideas :evil:
Although if I manage to recreate it tonight, you've given me some ideas :evil:
Bagsie *NOT* at the back with the dog.
Don't suppose your gun licence covers you for a 20mm cannon does it Feek? ;)
Well no, but I doubt the authorities would mind too much considering the circumstances, however I didn't have such a thing available to me - All I had was my .22
Is it a Diplodocus? I like Diplodocusses.
NokkonWud
27-10-2009, 14:20
I don't think you could take it out with a gun full of Ammo to be honest. They had incredibly thick, strong flesh and thick muscle.
Is it a Diplodocus? I like Diplodocusses.
I'm not sure, it was more sort of just a generic long necked and long tailed dinosaur.
I don't think you could take it out with a gun full of Ammo to be honest. They had incredibly thick, strong flesh and thick muscle.
That's why I was thinking through the eye to try and hit the brain. It'd be messy with the eye exploding and eye juice everywhere but I think it's the only way. Oh, and inserting a dog into it's bum of course :)
Depends. What kind of .22 was it?
A bolt action Remington single shot? You're dino food.
A Ruger 10/22 with the optional 30 or 50 round clip? That could go either way. You might piss it off and be worse off. Or you might get 5 rounds through the same hole and hit a vital artery.
The kit that puts 6 Ruger 10/22 semi autos together in a gatling cannon? Dino burgers anyone? Dinner's served!!
Shoot it in the mouth. I'm sure I've seen a fillum where a large menacing creature is shot in the mouth to kill it. I thought it was the crocodile in Hook, but he was supposed to be already dead.. until he ate Dustin Hoffman
Through the mouth is an option. Darrin, it's a 10/22 with a pair of 30 round banana mags, a couple of ten round mags and a yellow box of 500 rounds.
Last nights dream involved a complicated route trying to drive out of a multi story car park and asking a girl for directions who leaned forward and I could see her cleavage which was quite splendid. No dinosaurs.
asking a girl for directions who leaned forward and I could see her cleavage which was quite splendid.
Did you try shooting her in the face? :shocked:
You should definately stick something up her bum.
You could set up a big elaborate trap where it is all held together by a string, then when the dino is in place, shoot the string with the rifle causing a big spiked tree to swing down and crunch it.
Dino-steaks are served!
If Legolas can bow & arrow a cave troll through the mouth/brain then I'm sure Mr Feekles rifle skills will be up to the challenge!
*might like a dino-burger*
Boat Drinks, where science dies a death. :p
Boat Drinks, where science dies a death. :p
It's "alternative" science.
If the homo sapiens were actually homo sapiens, do you suppose that's why they became extinct?
:D
It's "alternative" science.
Ah, I see! Is this what Tom Cruise is into?
Ah, I see! Is this what Tom Cruise is into?
No that's large scale fraud (according to the French) ;)
Nice disclaimer. :D
The Brainiacs are no match for our scientific prowess!
Nice disclaimer. :D
The Brainiacs are no match for our scientific prowess!
I'm feeling more Gallic after that decision.
Braniacs? Rank amateurs!
Fail! They didn't get banned. :(
I believe if one bites you the best thing to do is to stick your finger in its bum, although that may only work for dogs and/ or people with very very long arms!
MB
Why would people with long arms be more likely to stop biting you when you put your finger up their bum?
Why would people with long arms be more likely to stop biting you when you put your finger up their bum?
I have long arms (a tailor told me when he was measuring me) and I'd stop biting you if you stuck your finger up my bum.
I'd be more inclined to do bodily harm if someone stuck their finger in my bum. But that's just me. ;)
So let me get this right, to kill this unspecified long dinosaur, we need someone with long arms, a dog, vaseline and Feek's .22?
We'd probably need Feek too, since it was his dream.
Oh, and don't forget about dino burgers. No sense killing the thing and then starving to death instead.
I was thinking "dino ribs" a la the Flintstones!
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