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Originally posted by HardDrive
Pfffftttt....12-Gauge?
Nothing more dangerous than a wounded rat.
Better go for the Barrett .50
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If I didn't know better, I would suspect that you are making light of this situation. Ever been charged by a wounded rat? I have; it's no laughing matter. Remember, it's not the size of the rat in the fight, but the size of the fight in the rat.
One day when my boys were little they summoned me to action when they spied a rat on one of the bird feeders. Never one to be shy about such matters, I retrieved my old Sheridan 5mm pump up air rifle and confronted the little freeloader. My shot did not mortally wound him, but it did startle him enough to lose his balance and fall to the ground. Showing a good deal more backbone than I had ever previously witnessed in a rat, the little trooper did not hesitate to press home his charge. With no time to re-pump the trusty Sheridan, I was forced to cast it aside and retrieve my back-up arm; a 5mm pump-up Sheridan pistol. My shot caught him in the top of the head mere inches in front of my foot, stemming his charge at the last possible moment. His momentum carried him forward as he slammed into the toe of my Chuck Taylor, as I, yet unsure of his condition, was already digging for back-up number two, my Swiss Army knife. I immediately dropped to one knee and burried its four inch blade in his back, ensuring that my pint-sized antagonist had truly breathed his last. The kids were impressed. Impressed by his tenacity, and impressed by my steady hand in the face of such immanent danger.