12g vs Croc.

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Watching the Croc special on Discovery right now, guy is dealing with the man eating Nile crocs.

Got me thinking if a 12g could be used for defense against these armored prehistoric beasts? I would want buck for the pattern but would think a slug would do a lot more damage.

Opinions?
 
i guess a 12g would have the same effect on crocs like an after shave would on a guy... don't think it'll deter them!!!
 
I have a couple of Australian buddies who live in Queensland.

Sal####er crocs are protected. They did tell me that they had "heard" that a LE .303 does the job on a croc quite nicely.
 
i'd imagine a slug would be able to penetrate a lot more than crocs...

crocs are "fast". seriously? they are pretty darn slow. Sure, they're fast when moving their head around for the bite but on land, you can run faster than they can easily.
 
Ratzilla said:
i'd imagine a slug would be able to penetrate a lot more than crocs...

crocs are "fast". seriously? they are pretty darn slow. Sure, they're fast when moving their head around for the bite but on land, you can run faster than they can easily.
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Me thinks you'd better re-check your facts, avg land speed of both crocodiles and humans is roughly 10 mph (17 kph). But if you are within striking distance and the cute little croc decides you're good enough for supper, you're screwed as their reflexes are way better than any humans!!:runaway:

I do agree with your first comment though! A slug would definately punish a croc!:shotgun:
 
coyotekiller82 said:
Me thinks you'd better re-check your facts, avg land speed of both crocodiles and humans is roughly 10 mph (17 kph). But if you are within striking distance and the cute little croc decides you're good enough for supper, you're screwed as their reflexes are way better than any humans!!:runaway:

I do agree with your first comment though! A slug would definately punish a croc!:shotgun:
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I definitely agree that if a croc is within striking distance, it's gonna get you before you run away. I don't agree with your figures about land speeds.


the land speed RECORD for a croc is 10.6 mph. Average is 10KPH. http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/safari/crocs/expert/expert2.html
I don't know about you but in a pinch, I can run a faster than 10mph. In fact, that's only a 6 minute mile. I can easily run a mile or two at that pace. If we're talking about sprinting, I'm confident in reaching speeds at 15mph and lasting a good 200 meters or so.
 
I wonder how much damage a croc can take before it decides to leave? They don't LOOK like they can stand up to much of a pounding like a 12 guage gives before they decide they don't wanna fight any more, but I don't know anything about them.
 
Ratzilla said:
I definitely agree that if a croc is within striking distance, it's gonna get you before you run away. I don't agree with your figures about land speeds.


the land speed RECORD for a croc is 10.6 mph. Average is 10KPH. http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/safari/crocs/expert/expert2.html
I don't know about you but in a pinch, I can run a faster than 10mph. In fact, that's only a 6 minute mile. I can easily run a mile or two at that pace. If we're talking about sprinting, I'm confident in reaching speeds at 15mph and lasting a good 200 meters or so.
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Google avg speeds for both, and you will find that my figures are accurate, as an average. On average, most humans are not in peak physical condition, on average, all crocs that make it to be full grown, are definately in peak physical condition. An average person would be in trouble if confronted by a croc within a certain distance, and usually that distance is withing striking range because of their amazing ability to occupy shallow water undetected.
 
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