Youtube shows a large boar being dropped with a 22 subsonic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J7kgpIaGeIThis does not make the 22 a pig gun.
There is also a deer dropping dead after being missed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P3uwl5HzzQThis does not make missing an effective strategy when hunting.
The proliferation of 7mm Mausers in Africa has lead to the reality that this calibre has taken more Elephant and dangerous game than any other. But is not anywhere even close to the minimum legal calibre for taking Dangerous game which is generally 375H&H.
Youtube even has a man heads up an elephants butt! Doesn't mean you should do it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnHi3N_ ... ickyMudherI believe Oldblokes argument is that unless #9's will consistently kill foxes at 60m then there use will lead to a more game injured than killed outright. As such the use of 9's at 60m is inhumane and unethical and should not be encouraged or practiced.
There may be a small number a case on Youtube that states, not proves, that number 9's killed a fox at 60 yards but that does not make it the norm or acceptable by ethical hunters.
I shoot shotguns regularly and hunt more than most. I am troubled by the use of a shotgun with an optic that obviously has magnification and a crosshair with night vision thrown in with range finding.
When one considers that a shotgun is designed to be used on moving game and generally the hunter is not looking at the sights then this set up is completely wrong. I am unsure why someone would put such a device on a shotty. It would throw the whole gun off with all that weight on top.
A rifle, on the other hand, is generally used for shooting stationary targets with bullet placement being important. An optic with magnification and crosshair suits these needs.
In my humble opinion the footage could just as easily show a 223 being used or if it is a smoothbore then not one intended for use with shot but solids.
One well placed shot is all it takes.