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Highly Reduced loads?
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<blockquote data-quote="MKWas" data-source="post: 2539957" data-attributes="member: 106445"><p>When you fire a bullet from a firearm much of the energy that a projectile gets comes from the pressure in the barrel as the projectile is accelerated down the barrel. Once it leaves the barrel the gasses escape and no longer affect the projectile. Since you have zero barrel length the bullet energy will be low compared to the same load fired down a barrel. There isn't much load data available for that.</p><p></p><p>I'd check with hunters who have more experience with a bang stick, maybe Florida wildlife officers would be of help. </p><p></p><p>Lacking that a search online (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6463779/" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6463779/</a>) indicates that 400 Joules 295 ft-lbs) is sufficient to kill a cow 98% of the time & a large bull 82% of the time. That may be a good starting point? That seems to be about half the power of a .410 slug load (shot out of a barrel). A light commercial load in a bang stick might not be too far off. I'd maybe try that for the first time to establish a baseline? I'd rather not have a gator wake up in the boat, or have to try for a second attempt on a ****ed off gator thrashing around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MKWas, post: 2539957, member: 106445"] When you fire a bullet from a firearm much of the energy that a projectile gets comes from the pressure in the barrel as the projectile is accelerated down the barrel. Once it leaves the barrel the gasses escape and no longer affect the projectile. Since you have zero barrel length the bullet energy will be low compared to the same load fired down a barrel. There isn't much load data available for that. I'd check with hunters who have more experience with a bang stick, maybe Florida wildlife officers would be of help. Lacking that a search online ([URL]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6463779/[/URL]) indicates that 400 Joules 295 ft-lbs) is sufficient to kill a cow 98% of the time & a large bull 82% of the time. That may be a good starting point? That seems to be about half the power of a .410 slug load (shot out of a barrel). A light commercial load in a bang stick might not be too far off. I'd maybe try that for the first time to establish a baseline? I'd rather not have a gator wake up in the boat, or have to try for a second attempt on a ****ed off gator thrashing around. [/QUOTE]
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