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| Dadical Contributing Member ********** ** I am not a complete idiot - I have several pieces missing! |
Anybody ever use it? Any concerns about making the jump from cylinder to barrel? Does it foul the rifling?<br /> <br /> Thanks! |
| MikeEC Contributing Member ******* Mpls, Minnesoooota Lunacy has found me |
Ya shootin' snakes?<br /> <br /> LOL. |
| Dadical Contributing Member ********** ** I am not a complete idiot - I have several pieces missing! |
It's just about copperhead season. They're far more aggressive than the rattlesnakes out west and less likely to leave their sunny (or shady) spot on the hiking trail. |
| Chris Greene FDP Host Idaho, USA Charlie Don't Surf |
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! |
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 |
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 |
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. |
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! |
".38 seems like overkill for snakes and such."<br /> <br /> 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 |
Don't you just walk around a snake? |
| Dadical Contributing Member ********** ** I am not a complete idiot - I have several pieces missing! |
"Don't you just walk around a snake?"<br /> <br /> Most snakes, yes. Copperheads are notoriously aggressive. |
| Peegoo Contributing Member ********** ********** That chicken is WRONG, baby. |
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 |
You can out run it, no? |
| Dadical Contributing Member ********** ** I am not a complete idiot - I have several pieces missing! |
"You can out run it, no?"<br /> <br /> 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! |
Allow me to enable you. <br /> <br /> Dadical, given your situation, I see no alternative to ordering a Kel tec Pmr - 30. <br /> <br /> |
| Dadical Contributing Member ********** ** I am not a complete idiot - I have several pieces missing! |
De ville - Nice!<br /> <br /> 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! |
Is that bad ass or what? |
| ArcticWhite Contributing Member ***** I'm ArcticWhite and I approved of this message |
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 |
Most of the Punditry recommend skipping the shot rounds and sticking with your favorite bulleted load.<br /> 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. <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> z |
| reverendrob FDP Data Goon Moderator Hero, hero you have done so well... |
Used 38 and 44 as described.<br /> <br /> 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. |
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