I think you nailed it there. Can stay farther away and get the job done. No need to get unnecessarily close to the tooth monster when it is thrashing. It’s going to be irritable already because of a big old hook in it and then them pulling it in.
22 is cheep and gets the job done.
They actually make a "boom stick" that holds one pistol round (.357 IIRC) and you fire it right up against the gator's head.
Lisbeth!
Could be they only have one gun for squirrels, rats, gators, whatever needs shootin'.
There have been a few of the cast members use revolvers but not many.
they use cheap rifles that can rust and be dropped and it is a lower cost of doing business...also, 22 is cheap ammo that will do the job without making them deaf...a 22 rifle is much quieter than a pistol too. And, the guy Troy on there used to use CCI HP's which won't get enough velocity to expand when coming from a pistol vs a rifle. I think there are "multiple" reasons they use a 22 rifle...bolt action also more reliable than a pistol...imagine having a 14ft gator struggling and having a malfunction.
Last night I was watching and the guy was going to snipe a gator.
Showed him aiming his bolt gun then showed him pulling the trigger on an AR and then setting down his bolt gun. Real good editing.
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It always cracks me up when they get ready to shoot the gator all the water that splashes back at the shot, even when it’s a point blank shot.
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