One of the most fascinating episodes of mythbusters I've ever seen was watching what happens to bullets (even up to .50 cal IIRC) when they hit water. They disintegrate within like 1m.
Disclaimer: I vehemently disagree with the idea of shooting the killer whales.
Or in other words, I wouldn’t assume that bullets impacting water at lower velocities would behave the same.
Fwiw, I don’t remember them using a 50 cal. The amount of energy in a 50BMG compared to even a 30 cal round is ridiculously huge, and IMO would have risked damaging the pool.
Sorry to hear about the boat, but shooting at them is not the right answer.
An attack on someone's rudder while offshore is 100% an attack on their life, and arguably justifies lethal self defense.
Soon enough everything will reach equilibrium again, I doubt shooting orcas will put us on a better path
I wonder if someone already tried this. Some fishermen view marine life as competition.
A couple years ago near Seattle there were I think seals washing up with bullet wounds.
Are the orcas responding to being attacked?
He says it is known that the problem is caused by an adult female, who has some “teenagers” who either take part or hang around observing.
His proposed solution is a 50 cal riffle to the brain of the adult female. IDK