My uncle and I recently tested a magnum OOO buck load against a simulated Christmas elf target; what with Christmas being around the corner we figured that we needed to work on our elf defence skills.
After all, while zombies get a lot of press, one can't forget about the Christmas elf menace; these vicious, sociopathic, bloodthirsty pointed-eared predators may not be very large, but what they lack in size they make up for in murderous cunning. And being so short, they're small, difficult targets. Clearly, combat shotguns are an appropriate response to this threat.
The elf target design we developed called for a plastic water bottle, some dollar store Santa doll clothes, and some ballistics gel.
We weren't able to find any ballistics gelatin at the local grocery store, so we substituted cherry and lime Diet Jell-O(tm). Here is my uncle with an elf target:
This is what happens when you fire a magnum OOO buck shotshell at an elf. Images are 1/12th of a second apart:
Squeezing the trigger...
BLAM!
Splatter...
The target clearly would have been neutralized:
Since I am clearly going to get nothing but coal in my stocking this year, charitable donations of ammunition, single malt, or unused firearms will be most gratefully accepted
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After all, while zombies get a lot of press, one can't forget about the Christmas elf menace; these vicious, sociopathic, bloodthirsty pointed-eared predators may not be very large, but what they lack in size they make up for in murderous cunning. And being so short, they're small, difficult targets. Clearly, combat shotguns are an appropriate response to this threat.
The elf target design we developed called for a plastic water bottle, some dollar store Santa doll clothes, and some ballistics gel.
We weren't able to find any ballistics gelatin at the local grocery store, so we substituted cherry and lime Diet Jell-O(tm). Here is my uncle with an elf target:
This is what happens when you fire a magnum OOO buck shotshell at an elf. Images are 1/12th of a second apart:
Squeezing the trigger...
BLAM!
Splatter...
The target clearly would have been neutralized:
Since I am clearly going to get nothing but coal in my stocking this year, charitable donations of ammunition, single malt, or unused firearms will be most gratefully accepted
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