23 May
2002
23 May
'02
5:48 a.m.
On Thu, 23 May 2002, Douglas H. Quebbeman wrote:
Cuttin' through on the way to the creek, he got the
back of my calf and that tender spot behind the
knee from a shot 150 feet away... years later, I
asked the fellow what his secret was, bacon was the
reply...
Rock salt tends to scatter when used by itself...
for best results,
pack it in with some country bacon... better chance of striking
the target.
As the not-terribly-proud owner of some rock-salt scars, I can verify
that it gets out to 50-60 feet just fine, in a fairly tight group. At
that range, you get about .125" penetration. FWIW, the treatment for embedded salt particles is a
long soak in a
warm bath. Hurts a _hell_ of a lot worse than getting shot.
Heh, I went for the cold of the creek, and an infection
a few days later...
-dq