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Basically one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_bolt_pistol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_bolt_pistol I didn't realize they fell out of f
by kerblang 4y ago
Basically one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_bolt_pistol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_bolt_pistol
I didn't realize they fell out of favor because of disease transmission. As the article notes, I think a compressed air version is used in No Country For Old Men (did people not know what that thing was?)
- Ancapistani 4y agoExactly. The one I used was an "inline" design, similar to the first photo in the wiki article. It was about the size and weight of a pneumatic ratchet, and used the same strips of blank cartridges that would be used for a nail gun - at least, I think they were the same, as I never had to source them. I expect prion disorders would be the biggest concern re: disease transmission. Where I was, the entire batch being slaughtered was from the same herd, so I don't think it was a huge concern. The guns were sterilized along with everything else at the end of the day.