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So what does it take to bring down an angry gorilla?
17HMR to the head? Or an'06 to center mass?
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I seem to remember Papa Hemingway alluding to a certain hunter who shot gorillas in one of his stories. Actually I think the short story was about boxing. Been a while since I read it. I remember him also mentioning going to A&F to buy a Colt Woodsman in the same story.
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Have their round haunches gored."
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I was wondering that myself, with the news report of the zoo employee shooting it.
Got me to thinking it was probably a pretty substantial caliber. I mean, it might not be a 400lb gorilla they had to deal with. It could be up to rhino, hippo, or even elephant sized threats.
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Forty shot and four dead in Chicago so far this weekend.
Mostly 9mm.
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Forty shot and four dead in Chicago so far this weekend.
Mostly 9mm. 
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Can't speak for the Cincinnati Zoo, but our Riverbanks Zoo here in Columbia keeps a CZ .458 Win, a Whitworth .375 and a Winchester .338 Win on hand for "emergencies" . The keepers who work with the big animals must qualify with them every year. They buy the ammo from us (gun shop) and they bring me a big bag of the fired brass when they're done. We actually sold two CZs in .505 Gibbs to a large zoo up North several years ago.
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Ruger .44 carbine. ![[Linked Image]](http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMTQz/z/wNQAAOSwZd1VX1vm/$_1.JPG)
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That gorilla looks pretty excited about that little Ruger Carbine.
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Ruger .44 carbine. That'd go over well with the "Save the Gorilla" crowd...
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That gorilla looks pretty excited about that little Ruger Carbine. LOL!
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That gorilla looks pretty excited about that little Ruger Carbine. Rollin'  Aqualung
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A turbo charged taser will work and you get a comedy skit in the bargain.
I am..........disturbed.
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Since the other post about the African calibers, that may be. I think I would opt for a short range 12 ga with slugs or buck. I feel for the zoo person who had to do the job, I would not want to have to do that.
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Forty shot and four dead in Chicago so far this weekend.
Mostly 9mm. Good thing Mayor Rahm called for a no-gun weekend.
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What was story with the 44 mag? I couldn't make out the text.
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I actually wouldn't be surprised if it was a 308
I can'twrap.my mind around the "remorse" angle....it's just a fuggin animal
Regardless of the inability of the parent, the infants life is vastly more important than that ape
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I actually wouldn't be surprised if it was a 308
I can'twrap.my mind around the "remorse" angle....it's just a fuggin animal
Regardless of the inability of the parent, the infants life is vastly more important than that ape That's reasoning that escapes liberals.
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It's a screwed up deal. The zoo ought to sue that woman for the cost of that gorilla.
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