Oh boy! Another "We were so poor" story. When you run out of ammunition, come on up to the coal belt and we will show you how to snare deer and "Fish" for turkeys. We ate half the stuff we caught on our traplines after the hide was off. We were not that hard on them, but some people ate groundhog so often that it is amazing they are not extinct in this area.
It seems likely that pistol bullets, if fired exactly straight upwards, will tumble on the return trip and come down with a relatively low velocity--they are unlikely to cause serious injury. If fired on a steep trajectory, rather than fired exactly straight upward, they could come down with considerably more velocity and could be dangerous.I once found a .45 slug in a roof I was replacing un New Jersey, hardly broke though the second layer of comp shingles so its not much of a worry but I would still discourage anyone from doing it with anything besides birdshot.
It's very common around here in rural Appalachian NC. I do not partake in that particular tradition. Living up on the side of a mountain, I get a little apprehensive when I hear it.Interesting. I kind of get the idea from this thread and others that the majority of people on this forum live in towns and cities.
I kind of get the idea from this thread and others that the majority of people on this forum live in towns and cities.
Burrhead, in the normal course of events, I'd admonish you for name-calling, but just this once I think I might have to let it slide....people shooting at midnight to just make noise are immature, stupid Bubbas.