Shotgun or .357 Magnum

[Boardinboy101]

I recently bought a .357 magnum revolver but I'm having second thoughts because I don't want to fuck this up. Do I wait to get a shotgun so I have a better chance of success or just go ahead and CTB?

 

[MonkeyButter]

A 12 gauge 1 ounce slug has several times the energy of a .357 magnum. A single shot shotgun is also far cheaper and potentially more reliable due to their lower complexity. There would still be a chance of survival but I honestly think its a lot lower with the shotgun.

 

[Boardinboy101]

I was thinking above the ear with the .375 magnum, but if I get a 12 gauge shotgun I would do through the mouth.

 

[DignifiedGrave]

I was thinking above the ear with the .375 magnum, but if I get a 12 gauge shotgun I would do through the mouth.

Go look at the suicide resource compilation and see the firearms megathread. Lots of great gun info, and some images of where the brainstem is relative to the external features such as the ears and face. Its basically right between your ears but too high and youll just pierce your parietal lobe and sustain a potentially non fatal wound. That said most people in the thread will agree that .357 is plenty sufficient given proper aim.

 

[rainhappy]

Magnum, just because it's funny, has the same name as an ice cream .

 

[Boardinboy101]

Go look at the suicide resource compilation and see the firearms megathread. Lots of great gun info, and some images of where the brainstem is relative to the external features such as the ears and face. Its basically right between your ears but too high and youll just pierce your parietal lobe and sustain a potentially non fatal wound. That said most people in the thread will agree that .357 is plenty sufficient given proper aim.

So would you aim behind the ear or above the ear? The diagram I saw on that thread shows it behind the ear but most resources I've found say above the ear.

 

[Boardinboy101]

I should also add that I will be unable to go to the range or practice anywhere.

 

[sadbh—itstimetogo🤎]

So would you aim behind the ear or above the ear? The diagram I saw on that thread shows it behind the ear but most resources I've found say above the ear.

To be honest, it shouldn't matter. I'd recommend hollow point bullets if possible.

You should be dying from blood loss, but as someone with extensive anatomy training, I've never seen an accurate diagram depicting the location of the brainstem relative to the ear on this website. People take the drawn diagrams too literally.

This is why people say in the mouth at a 45 degree angle, if this helps