Why the 38 is called special!! Alabama man shoots 820-pound hog in front yard

[KKG]

At the time he was injured the Lend Lease program had begun. I have seen the X-RAY showing the .50 caliber round still in his chest. YOU tell me.

 

[Bon Sauvage]

OK. I"ll tell you. YOU have it all wrong. Happy now?

 

[KKG]

OK. I"ll tell you. YOU have it all wrong. Happy now?

Well, you know it ALL, I'm glad you were there and so you know it ALL!

 

[Certaindeaf]

Well, you know it ALL, I'm glad you were there and so you know it ALL!

I'm still trying to figure out how he single-handed 3/4" 8x12 sheets up a ladder
ALONG WITH TWO EIGHTY POUND BRASS BALLS!
lol. respect

 

[KKG]

I'm still trying to figure out how he single-handed 3/4" 8x12 sheets up a ladder
ALONG WITH TWO EIGHTY POUND BRASS BALLS!
lol. respect

He didn't use a ladder. He'd stand in the bed of a pickup, I'd pass one to him and he'd toss it up to another guy standing on the roof. Simply, tiring but simply for him

 

[P7M13]

Actually, he was only about 5'9" and a Dane working for the International Red Cross at the time. Him and Two other Danes decided they didn't like the accommodations, killed a guard, stole a boat and rowed back to Danmark. Only two made it home but then it was the end of January so it was a bit nippy. He was working construction when I met him and watched him manhandle 4'x12'x3/4" sheets of plywood up onto a roof by himself - he said it was easier that way. I found out he had lost a lung in the shooting. My wife didn't even know that when we got married.

He was a tough old bird.

There's a reason the Danes were so successful in conquering northern Germany and then England. Back then they could haul two sheets up, still in log form.
[edit] some of the guys who worked for my dad were like that, pick up two 4x8x3/4 sheets of plywood. I was in awe of them then as I am now.

 

[Certaindeaf]

There's a reason the Danes were so successful in conquering northern Germany and then England. Back then they could haul two sheets up, still in log form.
[edit] some of the guys who worked for my dad were like that, pick up two 4x8x3/4 sheets of plywood. I was in awe of them then as I am now.

That's where the term "two sheets to the wind" came from.
true story

 

[P7M13]

That's where the term "two sheets to the wind" came from.
true story

I'd like to hear it.
In my family we always said "three sheets to the wind" and my mom and dad being serious racing sailors, it made sense. Crew, too drunk to trim the sails, lose them to the wind.

 

[KKG]

Try rowing the North Sea in an open boat and have one of the 3 men die??? In late Winter!

 

[Argonaut]

22 long rifle was (and is) commonly used in slaughter houses for everything including horses. It is ALL about shot placement .

 

[JRuby]

In a slaughter house you can walk up close and put it in it's ear I would strongly recommend that one does not get that close to a uncaged feral 820lb omnivore. Bullet placement is great however what happens when things don't go as planned. I want more than a minimum solution in that scenario

 

[Captain O]

In a slaughter house you can walk up close and put it in it's ear I would strongly recommend that one does not get that close to a uncaged feral 820lb omnivore. Bullet placement is great however what happens when things don't go as planned. I want more than a minimum solution in that scenario

Agreed.

 

[11Charlie]

I'll third that! you aint gonna catch me shooting a big azz hog with a .22 or .38!! Just sayin

 

[Argonaut]

In a slaughter house you can walk up close and put it in it's ear I would strongly recommend that one does not get that close to a uncaged feral 820lb omnivore. Bullet placement is great however what happens when things don't go as planned. I want more than a minimum solution in that scenario

Off course.....but it still illustrates the importance of bullet placement. My dad and grandfather used to kill many deer with a 22 LR. A 38 special is a pathetic caliber for self defense as proven by the Army in the Philippines in 1902. We always have to relearn things that were common knowledge decades ago. There was a famous govt mt lion hunter in California. He killed most of his big cats with a 9mm Luger he liked to carry. Most were shot after being treed by his hounds allowing perfect shot placement.

 

[Argonaut]

I'll third that! you aint gonna catch me shooting a big azz hog with a .22 or .38!! Just sayin

Spoken like an amateur.....Have you ever shot a pig? 22 LR is the most lethal round in history. It has killed more people and game than any other. The most common caliber used in murders and accidental killings.

 

[11Charlie]

Off course.....but it still illustrates the importance of bullet placement. My dad and grandfather used to kill many deer with a 22 LR. A 38 special is a pathetic caliber for self defense as proven by the Army in the Philippines in 1902. We always have to relearn things that were common knowledge decades ago. There was a famous govt mt lion hunter in California. He killed most of his big cats with a 9mm Luger he liked to carry. Most were shot after being treed by his hounds allowing perfect shot placement.

We are not disagreeing with you. There is something to be said for shot placement in any situation. what we are trying to get at (at least me) is that in most real life scenarios you don't have the time to sand bag up and lay one in there just perfectly. I will always go with more than I need. Better to be safe than sorry I always say.

 

[Captain O]

Off course.....but it still illustrates the importance of bullet placement. My dad and grandfather used to kill many deer with a 22 LR. A 38 special is a pathetic caliber for self defense as proven by the Army in the Philippines in 1902. We always have to relearn things that were common knowledge decades ago. There was a famous govt mt lion hunter in California. He killed most of his big cats with a 9mm Luger he liked to carry. Most were shot after being treed by his hounds allowing perfect shot placement.

You are in error. It was the .38 Long Colt (even less powerful than 38 S&W Special) that was finally abandoned by the War Department.

 

[11Charlie]

Spoken like an amateur.....Have you ever shot a pig?

Nope but if I did I would bring more than a .38 more like my Tikka in .308

Edit: especially if it is 850 pounds and most of the time when hunting like that you don't stand in a house incase the damn thing decides to charge you.

 

[JRuby]

Spoken like an amateur.....Have you ever shot a pig?

Count me as an amateur because I don't consider either adequate for the job not because it can't but neither leaves a margin for error.

 

[KKG]

You are in error. It was the .38 Long Colt (even less powerful than 38 S&W Special) that was finally abandoned by the War Department.

Clearly, you have not tested the current .38 Special loading used by the Military. It's LESS than what was issued in Vietnam - and that's saying something!!!