I for one, have seen a Bull where the hide was too thick on his forehead for a .22 long rifle to penetrate, at point blank range, had to use a 30-30. I also saw a sow that was brought to us to butcher, the had been shot multiple times in the head with .22 shorts, and they finally killed her with a claw hammer. The shorts had penetrated the hide and fat and were against the skull. My cousin that worked for a long time at a packing house, on the kill floor, told of numerous times that the blank powered knocker would not stun a bull and they had to get the sledge back out. miles
