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FDP Forum / Moe's Tavern (_8^(I) / .38 Snake Shot?

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Chris Greene FDP Host Idaho, USA Charlie Don't Surf	Apr 29th, 2012 11:58 AM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic I've only used the .22 shot in a Taurus revolver, mostly for pack rats, and it'll kill 'em deader than dead. .38 seems like overkill for snakes and such.
De ville Contributing Member ****** WA I ain't no punk or nothn' dog!	Apr 29th, 2012 12:04 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic Do they still have lead shot out there? I'd be afraid of steel shot coming back at close ranges.
Harleyboy Contributing Member ****** Alaska "You can't buy rhythm or ears" Les Paul	Apr 29th, 2012 12:36 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic They work great from a short barrel, but I have no experience with them in any barrel longer than 2-1/2".
dstnavy Contributing Member **** Arlington Virginia	Apr 29th, 2012 12:44 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic I have used it -also called bird shot for a .22 - and have had no problems with the pattern in a 4" bbl Ruger Security Six for .38 or .22 in a Colt Sa New Frontier .22 with a 5.5" bbl.
Ragtop Contributing Member ********* The older the violin the sweeter the music.	Apr 29th, 2012 12:58 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic I have a friend that used to blast a bat in his basement. It worked fine.
Dadical Contributing Member ********** ** I am not a complete idiot - I have several pieces missing!	Apr 29th, 2012 01:00 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic ".38 seems like overkill for snakes and such." Smallest handgun I have and I don't want to lug a rifle on a hike.
MikeEC Contributing Member ******* Mpls, Minnesoooota Lunacy has found me	Apr 29th, 2012 01:08 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic Don't you just walk around a snake?
Dadical Contributing Member ********** ** I am not a complete idiot - I have several pieces missing!	Apr 29th, 2012 01:10 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic "Don't you just walk around a snake?" Most snakes, yes. Copperheads are notoriously aggressive.
Peegoo Contributing Member ********** ********** That chicken is WRONG, baby.	Apr 29th, 2012 01:15 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic If you're going for a walk in the woods, 38spl should do nicely. I don't think I'd carry a pistol loaded with snake shot, because you still have to aim as close range. There's not much of a spread of the pellets until you get out past 20 yards or so...which is plenty of room to avoid a snake.
MikeEC Contributing Member ******* Mpls, Minnesoooota Lunacy has found me	Apr 29th, 2012 01:16 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic You can out run it, no?
Dadical Contributing Member ********** ** I am not a complete idiot - I have several pieces missing!	Apr 29th, 2012 01:26 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic "You can out run it, no?" No. I have three plates and ten screws in my neck that do not tolerate the impact of running. Also, my heart is regulated down. In hot conditions out on a hike, a quick dash could render me unconscious for lack of oxygen. In addition to that, if you see one, there are more. Running could set you onto another without warning.
De ville Contributing Member ****** WA I ain't no punk or nothn' dog!	Apr 29th, 2012 01:50 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic Allow me to enable you. Dadical, given your situation, I see no alternative to ordering a Kel tec Pmr - 30. This will do it. Do it.
Dadical Contributing Member ********** ** I am not a complete idiot - I have several pieces missing!	Apr 29th, 2012 02:00 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic De ville - Nice! It's a .22 mag. I'm wondering if shot rounds would be enough to energize the mechanism.
De ville Contributing Member ****** WA I ain't no punk or nothn' dog!	Apr 29th, 2012 03:42 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic Is that bad ass or what?
ArcticWhite Contributing Member ***** I'm ArcticWhite and I approved of this message	Apr 29th, 2012 04:17 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic How about a Taurus Judge? A pistol with 410 birdshot, 5 shots, that should work.
zeprin Contributing Member ******** Heavens Waiting Room Livin' Outside The Box	Apr 29th, 2012 04:50 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic Most of the Punditry recommend skipping the shot rounds and sticking with your favorite bulleted load. You can stand back farther and they do more damage. just aim where they're biggest. The shot loads mean you have to get closer for any kind of penetration. I've tried .22 shot on a couple of large Rattlers. All it did was piss them off. One needed a REAL shot round (20 ga). After point blank hits with 3 of the shotties. The other settled for a couple of LRHP's that did the trick. z
reverendrob FDP Data Goon Moderator Hero, hero you have done so well...	Apr 29th, 2012 06:03 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic Used 38 and 44 as described. And no, it won't cycle a semiautomatic unless you do something surreal like buy a case of 9mm shot, cut the recoil springs down, and swiss cheese a bolt on something FA openbolt that will eat them.
Pinetree Contributing Member ********** *** Sorry, I just can't think of anything to put here.	Apr 29th, 2012 06:06 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic Dude, if you can't see this for the gun buying opportunity that it is, then there's no helping you.
MikeEC Contributing Member ******* Mpls, Minnesoooota Lunacy has found me	Apr 29th, 2012 06:38 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic Well, isn't the running & snake shooting gun the Ruger LCP?
SS2 Contributing Member **** Alexandria, Virginia	Apr 29th, 2012 08:01 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic A Copperhead has about an 8" strike range at best... if you didn't see it and got that close, you can't pull a pistol out fast enough to stop a bite if it wants to, you can shoot it after it bites you.

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