I've Always Wondered Could I Stop A T-Rex On Safari With My 416 Rem Mag or Any Rifle

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Yep, back in camp falling asleep after a long day in the bush hunting. Some times your mind just wanders. Even out in the bush. I've thought to myself, "My God Tex-Rexs use to roam here. Could one be stopped with modern rifles?" This video popped up in my YouTube feed today. Very fun and informative. I had no idea some of these rifles existed. T-Rex? No problem.

Any of you guys have the super big bores? Like that 577?

 
Well, the brain shot would be about like that of a crocodile comparatively--only you would be trying to hit it while it was moving forward trying to eat you. Pity if you were the first to kill one and did not have the benefit of disecting and KNOWING where the kill shots were precisely located. The lung capacity appearing minimal for their size, I suppose the good old lung shot would be fatal--at some point, but would that point be in time to save you? We don't know if they would turn from a shot, react to shock, or be too stupid to feel much at all.l
The TEETH would be in the way to deflect frontal shots from below and might even stop a bullet. If you did kill them, you would probably be made Demi-god king and worshiped.... Given their numbers, you would probably run out of bullets and be eaten by others, or others of a different kind.
 
When I saw the T rex last (In London Natural History museum), it did not look too big.
Roughly it was the Elephant size, maybe a bit larger.

I believe that 416 bullet, properly placed would work.
You can have a piece of mind. ;)
 
A small to medium-sized T-rex and a big bull elephant weigh about the same. The brain probably weighed less than a pound compared to an elephant's 10 pounds or so. Hitting it would be pretty tricky.

Then what? Shoulder mount? Flatskin? a full-body mount diorama of one eating a brontosaurus? A monstrous necklace made from the teeth?

Tyrannosaur boots would be the talk of the town.
 
A fully grown T-Rex is larger than an elephant, but has a very small brain. To kill it while hunting, I would primarily choose the heart shot because the heart must be very large to pump the necessary amount of blood through that very big sized body. Stopping it during an attack, considering the problems that already arise with many brain shots by elephants, can only be more difficult with a T-Rex. One can hope that, with a very large caliber, a headshot will incapacitate such an animal for a certain time, even if the brain is missed. It is also difficult for us nowadays to know what body position this animal had taken when attacking. In all cases, you should use the largest caliber available. 500 Jeffery or 577 Nitro Express seems suitable, although when reloading your cartridges, the higher oxygen content in the air of the T-Rex's habitat must be taken into account. Overpressure and cartridge feeding difficulties are undesirable in such a situation.
 
Knife: no chance, unless you are called 'Arnie' or 'Sly' (in which case, 100%). Chance of success: 0%
Push-feed: obviously doomed to failure. You're Tyrannosaurus chum. Chance of success: 5%
CRF: possibly, depending on shot placement. Chance of success: 20%
Double rifle: the stylish way to risk your life. Chance of success: 70%
British double rifle: satisfaction guaranteed. Chance of success: 100%

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Casio/ your watch has a battery: cheapskate. -10%
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The ghost of Bell has spoken 7x57 will suffice.......
 
T-rex..? .600 nitro express.. Perfect for mammoth too.. :)
 
I think shooting and killing a charging T-Rex should be the ultimate dangerous game experience ever ! But If you miss it, I think it's definitely over for you !

According to the size of its brain in comparison to its head, I don't think the brain shot is the best way to stop it. I don't know if it is easy to knock them down or at least it to deflect their trajectory if you miss the brain with a big bullet providing a lot of momentum ?
Maybe we can find more infos in this book ?

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Since the animal is standing upright, a spine shot would be probably more effective as the target is a bit bigger and more easy to locate ?

Some PH carries a handgun to their belt as a last ressort but with a T-Rex on the menu, it is probably not the wisest choice !
I would be more confident with a rocket-propelled grenade as a back up gun and that should drop it on the spot with a good chest shot. But with this weapon, the full body mount is very compromised....

I will be curious to know what is the best way to hunt such game, too ? From a blind on a bait, by tracking or with an electronic caller ?
I'm sure with my .458 Lott and a good 500 gr CEB safari solid it will be effective. I will shoot it in the body and I will give him a couple of hours before following the blood spoor. However, I will never ever release my dog behind such beast even if he is very prudent. But once again, I can't imagine the adrenaline pumping while approching a wounded T-Rex bayed by a pack of hounds.
 
I've heard somebody pulled it of with a 22lr. So I think no minimum caliber is needed. Why not a lever action?
 
Break the hip or even take out the knee! They can’t move after that and you can apply the coup de grâce whether it be finding the heart or spine.
Beware the tail tho, that thing is a weapon from any angle.
Bonded softs for heart and lung shot but I think I would just load all solids. . .
 
I went to the very up to date T-Rex exhibit at the Bullock State History museum in Texas yesterday. I was surprised to learn that a T-Rex actually weighed less than large African savannah elephant. They have never found one estimated to be over 28 years old. They believe that was their maximum natural life span.
 
6.5 creedmore should easily suffice.
Even from 2 miles out.
 
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