by T. Scott Randolph

Created on: November 12, 2009

A lycanthrope or more commonly known as a werewolf is a creature that is both man and wolf. In folklore, the full moon would cause the change and the creature wasn't in control of it's action. As time has evolved the werewolves have changed as well. Now they can change at will and keep all the intelligence that they had in their human form. Like many other creatures, werewolves work on the principle of a blood born pathogen, Zombies and vampires are similar in the process of turning humans into the new creature. This process would be biting the victim.

Like any good soldier or hunter will tell you, it is a must to know the enemy that you are hunting. You have to know their habits and weaknesses. One thing about modern werewolves is that even in human form, they keep the pack mentality. This is important because most of the time you will not just be fighting one, but the entire pack.

The one thing that has remained the same throughout the history of fighting werewolves is that silver is poison to them. Since we are discussing the weapons that you will be using, there is an important aspect to this fact. While a bullet may pass through the creature, if it exits then the amount of poison introduced to the blood stream is minimal. The tissue damage that would kill a human will quickly heal a lycan either in human or wolf form.

Traditionally you would use a silver stake. The problem with this is you are within attack range of a much stronger creature. The chance of your death or becoming a werewolf is very real. For this reason, try to use modern weapons. While with most dangers, a long range rifle is a good weapon. The problem with this is the ballistics of a high powered rifle. The velocity of the projectile will often go completely through the creatures body.

Because of this you will need to pick different form of weapons. Firearms will still work very well. Silver bullets have always been the "magic weapon" of choice. You need to examine the different types of firearms and their projectiles. What you are going to need is a weapon that has a high rate of fire that will penetrate the body, but not pass through it. Luckily in our extensive history of warfare, there is no shortage of such weapons.

You could use a shotgun that is loaded with pellets that are made of silver. You can find automatic shotguns that will hold 9-12 shells before reloading. They have a high rate of fire and the relatively small (but many) projectiles will enter the body but not pass through.

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