Feb 24, 2014

Terminal ballistics, hamburger heaven, and a load of bull

I learn from my friend that a 9 mm hardball round at point- blank range fom a big bovine forehead just "makes him mad."  It took another in the same area and a third a little higher to finish the job.  Still, it was quick due to flawless functioning of the Browning M1935 semi-automatic, another reason to praise John M. Browning, PBUH.

The old boy was down from rear-end mechanical failure due to high  milage ...

...and to being butted and tormented by younger bulls. That gives us guys approaching our mature years something to think about.

My just-delivered allotment of el toro is 50 count 'em 50 pounds, nicely ground and wrapped by one of the few custom butchers still operating, and I want to tell you there's a world of difference between Safeway floor sweepings and a burger ground from the entire animal -- t-bone, rib-eye and all.

I feel a cookout coming on.


7 comments:

Rob said...

I'm curious, how many pounds of ground beef left the butcher from that bull?

Jim said...

I don't know, but I think I heard one of the principal's mention 700 or 800 pounds which seems a little light to me, but I'm no expert, so I'll ask.

FWIW, an old bull can weigh well over a ton and "officially" dresses out around 50 per cent. Quality slaughter animals (around 1300 pounds) run about 60 per cent.

Anonymous said...

1800 lb bull
763 lbs ground beef

Jim said...

And you can take that answer as precise and authoratative. :)

Thank you Mrs. or Mrs. (Friend)

Jim said...

MR. or Mrs.

Anonymous said...

Thats alot of bull

Rob said...

Thank you, I'll keep that in mind for the next time I'm at a stock auction...