Why you should ALWAYS keep a pistol loaded with shot when in the woods!

[Badgersmilk]

"Shoot, Shovel, Shut up".  I'm guessing that originated in Vegas? 

Point well taken, and darned fine advice!

Still curious enough to do some testing tommarow.  Think I'll try shooting a phone book, pop cans, & the like at different ranges with different barrel lengths to see if it's even a valid option for killing more than butterflies.  The Bobcat barrel should allow for quite a quick, BIG spread!  Not expecting the semi-auto's to even cycle.

[Rob10ring]

"Shoot, Shovel, Shut up".  I'm guessing that originated in Vegas? 

Point well taken, and darned fine advice!

Still curious enough to do some testing tommarow.  Think I'll try shooting a phone book, pop cans, & the like at different ranges with different barrel lengths to see if it's even a valid option for killing more than butterflies.  The Bobcat barrel should allow for quite a quick, BIG spread!  Not expecting the semi-auto's to even cycle.

A ripe tomato might be fun.

That is a pretty rattlesnake!

[tfr270]

Our rattlesnakes around here are not endangered...unless they take up residence around the cabin!

CCI .38 Shotshells are in all of our revolvers. Out on the ranch we'll let them be. Around the cabin they are dead.

[blackwolfe]

I'm a little late coming to this thread.  Before I got to Timothy's post I was thinking that they were protected.  From what I understand the bite of this rattle snake is usually not to dangerouse to a healthy adult as far as rattlesnake bites go.  A child or a pet is something else though.  There are very few bites from these snakes as they are seldom encountered.  A few years ago there was a bite from one at an Indiana State Park close to the border with Michigan.

Years ago I remember a woman that was "scratched" by a stick that she stepped on and flipped into her leg.  Shortly after that she began to feel ill.  A few days later she was seen by a doctor that by chance previously practiced in an area where rattle snake bites were common.  The doctor reconized the symtoms immediately and was able to treat her effectively.  She had no idea that she had been bitten by a rattle snake.

[Rob10ring]

Our rattlesnakes around here are not endangered...unless they take up residence around the cabin!

CCI .38 Shotshells are in all of our revolvers. Out on the ranch we'll let them be. Around the cabin they are dead.

That sounds like a reasonable policy. Keeps them from breeding right up where you live. Especially, if there are ever kids around.

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[blackwolfe]

Pages 12 an13 has a nice little write up om these snakes.  Apparently no one has died from a bite from them in 50 years.  Most bites involve young men ans alcohol.  Blue herons eat them.


http://www.acreslandtrust.org/quarterly-47-1.pdf

[Timothy]

I don't know alot about snakes, but whereever I've lived I learn what species of critter is capable of doing me or my family harm.  Since I grew in MI and spent more time in the woods than in my house, I have an idea of what critters are dangerous.

The grey wolf, black bear, wolverine, snakes and other humans fit into that catagory so learn all you can about there habitat and their habits to keep safe.  In MA, it's snakes, bear and the occasional moose in certain parts and of course the ever present population of asshat liberals.

Be Safe...give it a wide berth and learn all you can about the thing...

[Badgersmilk]

So here we have it.  I figure if the pellets can pierce a milk jug full of water they'll have NO problem on a snake.  This is from one round of Federal .22lr shot fired standing 6 feet away...  Job done!


Easily 60% of the pellets went into the jug.  None made it out the other side (no surprise).  Didnt even come close to having enough power to cycle the action, had to pull out spent case with my finger nail.  I'm sure more than 2 inches of barrel in front of the case would dramatically improve results. But, DEAD SNAKE!  And its safe, & easy to carry around in your pocket.


Note on this gun:  I picked up a bottle of glow in the dark paint one time I was drug to Hobby Lobby by my wife.  Put three coats on the front blade with a small paint brush and its lasted through many cleanings and hours of jean pocket wear.  Glows for a quite a while after being in pocket to.

[Timothy]

Snake skins are pretty tough things Badger.  Otherwise they wouldn't make boots out of them, your little test proves nothing.

Besides, anyone who's ever seen a John Wayne movie knows that if you shoot at a snake, he's gonna try and strike at the bullet and get himself shot!  NOT!

Get serious, who ever gave you permission to own a gun?

[Badgersmilk]

The pellets are close to the size of the ball in a ball point pen.  If I applied enough force to pierce a milk jug I'd lay quite a bit of money that that same force will pierce a live snakes skin.

I look forward to your test though.  I'm sure it will be far better.