Blade shot
In the hunter's language since the 19th century, a shot that hits the chest of the game's body in the area of the shoulder blade or just behind it has been referred to as a blade shot . Although the term "blade shot" suggests a hit in the shoulder blade, such a shot is avoided as far as possible in order not to render the venison of the fore legs unusable. When Blattschuss is rather trying the game just behind to take the shoulder blade into the chest, hunter language the "chamber", and therefore also the anatomical term clearer chamber shot in use is.
effect
In the case of a blade or chamber shot, the projectile injures or destroys organs located in the chest, in particular the heart , lungs and / or large blood vessels . If the shot does not immediately kill the animal, the drop in blood pressure and collapse of the lungs ( pneumothorax ) typically leads to unconsciousness and ultimately death of the animal within a few seconds . During this period of time, the animal that has been hit can possibly cover even greater distances to escape , which can make it necessary to search for the animal afterwards .
The leaf or chamber shot is generally considered a good hit when hunting due to the comparatively quick killing effect and at the same time the low devaluation of game. In a figurative sense, the word gunshot is therefore also used synonymously in general language with the term direct hit ("the prosecutor landed a gunfire with this witness").
See also
literature
- Ilse Haseder , Gerhard Stinglwagner : Knaurs Großes Jagdlexikon , Augsburg 2000, ISBN 3-8289-1579-5 .
- Bubble: Small dictionary of the hunter's language. Quelle & Meyer, Wiebelsheim 2010, ISBN 978-3-494-01491-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Blade shot. In: Duden. Retrieved August 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Haseder p. 109