OT: Targan out for a swim

[Olefin]

Somehow I dont see anyone taking on one of those monsters with a knife no matter how big the knife is

[Schone23666]

Originally Posted by Olefin

Somehow I dont see anyone taking on one of those monsters with a knife no matter how big the knife is

That's what 12-gauge shotguns loaded with slugs are for. At least that's what I heard they use in Florida. I have a friend who goes diving into into water canals, rivers and such to retrieve vehicles that get ditched, and he usually has a friend standing watch with a loaded 12-gauge.

Then again, if you're going up against one of those monsters in Australia, you'd probably need something bigger. I'm thinking an M2 .50 Ma Deuce...

[Olefin]

against something like that - I might go for something even heavier - hmm hey can I borrow that grenade launcher mate? thank you very much

now that would be one hell of an animal encounter in the game!

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Olefin

against something like that - I might go for something even heavier - hmm hey can I borrow that grenade launcher mate? thank you very much

now that would be one hell of an animal encounter in the game!

I always laugh when the heroes in the monster movies fight off the T-Rexes with 5.56mm rifles and handguns.

My family won't let me watch monster movies with them...

[Schone23666]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

I always laugh when the heroes in the monster movies fight off the T-Rexes with 5.56mm rifles and handguns.

My family won't let me watch monster movies with them...

Ugh, that's such an annoying cliche in sci fi flicks that TV Tropes even has a category for that, the infamous "Five Rounds Rapid" quote from Dr. Who.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...iveRoundsRapid

What I wouldn't give just to see any number of annoying monsters get shot to crispy bits with M2 .50's, Mk19's, Javelins, 25mm and 120mm cannons, etc. thus stealing the so-called "hero's" thunder.

[weswood]

I have a fear of bears. A friend of mine claims the best way to hunt them is with a bow (thinks the broadhead will wiggle around in the body and slice them up). I keep telling him the best way to hunt bears is from the inside of a Bradley with a 25mm chain gun.

Alligators here in the South can get fairly large, but not normaly as big as crocs. I've seen photos of on the was caught not too far from my house (5-7 miles) that was in the 12-15' range.

[pmulcahy11b]

Yeah, if I see a herd of rampaging T-Rexes my first thought would to call up my flight of Apaches...what do you mean, you went to the Dinosaur Island without a FALO team and air support?

[Schone23666]

Originally Posted by weswood

I have a fear of bears. A friend of mine claims the best way to hunt them is with a bow (thinks the broadhead will wiggle around in the body and slice them up). I keep telling him the best way to hunt bears is from the inside of a Bradley with a 25mm chain gun.

Alligators here in the South can get fairly large, but not normaly as big as crocs. I've seen photos of on the was caught not too far from my house (5-7 miles) that was in the 12-15' range.

Is your friend an experienced bowhunter? Because as someone who's actually hunted with bows, I can tell you the only real way you get a kill, after nailing them in a vital spot with a broadhead (better make sure those broadheads are RAZOR sharp, btw), is from excessive blood loss, which can take anywhere from several minutes or even longer depending on how much blood and andrenaline is kicking into the creature once it's hit. If it's a deer, it's galloping away like crazy and you have to track it for a least a mile if not longer before it dies from blood loss. If it's a bear on the other hand....uhhh, better have some high caliber rifle or handgun loaded with magnum rounds ready at hand, because that bear's going to be likely charging at YOU, and he's gonna be pissed. God forbid if you actually shot a mama bear with said arrow and her cubs happen to be nearby...

Anyway, I think that's why a lot of the larger caliber rifles and magnum loads are popular up in Alaska, due to the occasional polar bears that can maul you if you're not careful, among other things.

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Olefin

now that would be one hell of an animal encounter in the game!

There's a valley like that in Texas in Twilight Nightmares.