Thursday, March 20, 2014

It has to be asked: what cartridge for

late-dinosaur-age chicken?
If you took a chicken, crossed it with an ostrich, bulked it up to 500 pounds, stretched it out to roughly 11 feet, put a bony crest on its head (like some ancient Greek helmet), added a dinosaur tail and a pair of forelimbs with five-inch claws, and then, finally, stuck some feathers on it ... you would have what paleontologist formally calls Anzu wyliei.
Depending on range, I'm thinking 12-gauge magnum buckshot or something in a nice .30-caliber. 



6 comments:

Grog said...

After looking at the picture, I'd prefer anything .375 and up, preferably from over 150 yards away.

stevierayv said...

That would take a lot of brine:)

Jennifer said...

But do you have a recipe?

Firehand said...

That's gonna take some thought.

But it will include that brine, and a lot of garlic and rosemary

Windy Wilson said...

I'm with Grog on this one. What's the recommended caliber for bear?

Firehand said...

Figure the scattergun in close cover; further, yeah, something bear suitable, that's one BIG chicken.