[crunchy]

Originally Posted by 1776 ↗

I'm fairly certain that isn't a shotgun, I would say a commercial hunting rifle with a Mauser style bolt action perhaps a Winchester model 70 or something similar.

As to the level of damage a typical hunting rifle bullet will create a relatively clean entry and leave massive internal damage and a ghastly exit wound at normal shooting distances but with the barrel pressed up against your skin or inside your mouth the combustion gases (which may peak at over 50,000 psi) can literally explode your head as seen here.

Typical handgun rounds can generate up to 35,000 psi but lack the volume of gunpowder and combustion gases to get the same effect so a pistol murder/suicide is generally much less messy.

Yah I was thinking the same thing, maybe .30-06 or even a .30-30

[HeyJealousy]

Originally Posted by alexanderluck ↗

I thought you were dumping all your photos into that thread?

This one is a new find for me.

[HeyJealousy]

Originally Posted by Decoy ↗

Me too. IMO the grungy polaroid/non-high definition look compliments the subject matter. Are there any threads dedicated specifically to the older pictures that were found on Ogrish/Rotten? I'm sure most have been reposted here individually, but I'm interested in seeing some of the older gore pics without having to search through hundreds of pages to find them. If not id sure appreciate someone pointing me in the right direction to where I could view some.

I can dedicate an entire thread to gore from this era if you'd like. In fact, I might just get to doing one when I get home around 5ish.

[William May]

Bugs did it!
"What's up, Doc?!?!"
"The top of your head!!!!"

[pirozzi]

That is not a shotgun. It is a high powered rifle.

[sightlessgaze]

These Pepsi advertisements are getting out of control.

[FunkPumpkin]

... and that's how my cousin killed himself during his senior year of high school. Deer rifle under the chin, brain salad on display. He did it allegedly as a result of his parents pending divorce. His father found him like that. Poor guy.

[HeyJealousy]

Originally Posted by FunkPumpkin ↗

... and that's how my cousin killed himself during his senior year of high school. Deer rifle under the chin, brain salad on display. He did it allegedly as a result of his parents pending divorce. His father found him like that. Poor guy.

Ugh, plain godawful.
Hate to imply anything, but what if this is him?

[kbt3168]

Absolutely correct. This is a rifle not a shotgun. Look at diameter of barrel. Smaller than victims fingers. Even a .410 shotgun has a larger barrel than this weapon. (A .28 gauge or .20, .16, .12 shotguns etc. are all progressively larger diameter barreled weapons than what's in this picture).

Originally Posted by 1776 ↗

I'm fairly certain that isn't a shotgun, I would say a commercial hunting rifle with a Mauser style bolt action perhaps a Winchester model 70 or something similar.

As to the level of damage a typical hunting rifle bullet will create a relatively clean entry and leave massive internal damage and a ghastly exit wound at normal shooting distances but with the barrel pressed up against your skin or inside your mouth the combustion gases (which may peak at over 50,000 psi) can literally explode your head as seen here.

Typical handgun rounds can generate up to 35,000 psi but lack the volume of gunpowder and combustion gases to get the same effect so a pistol murder/suicide is generally much less messy.

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That's a rifle, not a shotgun. Looks to be like a .243 or even a 22-250