Corona question - Shot placement and caliber for these critters

[Ray B]

I'd say an M109 SP 155mm 98lb HEQuick ought to be about right- as long as you don't have to shoot from the shoulder.

 

[Wyatt Smith]

I think an M79 grenade launcher might do well. Also it can be shouldered and fired by a single man.

 

[slam8031]

Spielberg “shot” one but got in trouble I think...

 

[Doug Hamilton]

There’s a whole book on the subject: https://www.hamiltonbook.com/the-perfect-shot-for-dinosaurs-paperbound

I was going to say the same thing. It's by Phil Massaro.

 

[Doug Hamilton]

You need a big rock of about .500 mile caliber with an impact velocity of at least 23,000 mph.

At least that worked once...

 

[Doug Hamilton]

those big 2 legged carnivors I would go for the hip joint with a big gun/bullets to be sure of disablement.
this is a high neck shot was hard to do.
nothing fancy, just put my survival first.
bruce.

Hi Bruce, those big, bi-pedal biters were thought to be avian dinosaurs. Warm blooded and more closely related to birds than lizards. So maybe we need to think of them as really, really big chickens. Do you really want to wreak the thighs and drumsticks?