I killed the biggest coon I ever saw , He filled a 5 gal bucket,, and smelled of Skunk.. I think he killed a skunk and ate it.. he has been eating my chickens and their EGGS,,, but no more I shot him in the head with my ruger single six.. it was loaded with shorts. when he looked at me I shot him in the brain at about 20 yards. and it was a done deal... I love that pistol. It has a 9 1/2 inch barrel, I bought it to squirrel hunt and thats what I practiced for... I find it hard to believe I can shoot it that well... I also can throw a can up in the air and hit it about 50% of the time.. I have killed 32 groundhogs the last two months with it..I use magnum shells for ground hogs.. but have killed about 20% with shorts if they are close... sorry I am excited that is the first coon I have killed in a long time...and the biggest I wish I had weighed him...