Sports What caliber rifle would you use to hunt a T Rex?

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Mix6APlix

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You think you could drop a T Rex with a .308 lapua, or would you skip happy time and just blast away with a semi automatic Barrett .50 caliber. Perhaps use an m249 SAW with a 100 round drum and take it by high volume of fire?

I'd just use a knife.
 

jason73

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A reptilian has a very small kill shot with small internal organs and brain.i imagine a well placed shot with a 7mm magnum or 30.06 would do the trick.it really wouldn't be much more than leathery skin and giant bird bones
 

BeardOfKnowledge

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A reptilian has a very small kill shot with small internal organs and brain.i imagine a well placed shot with a 7mm magnum or 30.06 would do the trick.it really wouldn't be much more than leathery skin and giant bird bones
I admire your bravado, but if you're shooting at something larger than an elephant, you probably want something at least big enough to kill an elephant.
 

BeardOfKnowledge

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Ever pick up a lizard?.there is nothing to them
You ever shoot a turkey in the head? You don't want to be near one for a full couple minutes after you do. They weigh 20 pounds. Imagine that same animal is 9 tons.
 

BeardOfKnowledge

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Plenty of elephants have been taken with Lee Enfields in .303 British

Lots with spears and machetes too, but it's not my first choice. Especially when the animal is bigger and infinitely more likely to try to eat me.
 

Hauler

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.50 caliber sniper rifle. Like a Barrett M82. I don't want to be anywhere close to that fucker.
 
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Mix6APlix

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I'd be lying if I said I wasn't surprised that no one has brought up Jesse Ventura's mini gun from The Predator documentary.
 

Wintermute

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This question has been asked: the skull is extremely thick, as is the hide, supposedly.
.50 machine gun or shoulder-fired rocket are the minimum.
 

Filthy

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when I take my .308 to the high-power range, I bang the gong all day long. Let's get it on.