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An important but different type of range test..
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An important but different type of range test..
Warm weather coming and that means the snakes will be out and about in the woods.
So I had been thinking should I carry my SW Victory .22 semi-auto, a larger .45 Colt or just my 20 ga. Shockwave since it is easy to carry?
Well I made some "rubber" snake test today using my Victory .22 pistol and the Shockwave with 7 1/2 shot.
Was hard to tell the hits with the .22 as the snake would move after hit but hard to see any hits as I think the rubber would close back up.
With the 20 ga. Shockwave using the birdshot....no doubt when you hit with a 2 inch of better hole and half a snake laying around!
So think the Shockwave gets the nod with a sling to shoulder carry while out and around my range property IF encountering a
copperhead or such.
So I had been thinking should I carry my SW Victory .22 semi-auto, a larger .45 Colt or just my 20 ga. Shockwave since it is easy to carry?
Well I made some "rubber" snake test today using my Victory .22 pistol and the Shockwave with 7 1/2 shot.
Was hard to tell the hits with the .22 as the snake would move after hit but hard to see any hits as I think the rubber would close back up.
With the 20 ga. Shockwave using the birdshot....no doubt when you hit with a 2 inch of better hole and half a snake laying around!
So think the Shockwave gets the nod with a sling to shoulder carry while out and around my range property IF encountering a
copperhead or such.
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Re: An important but different type of range test..
That'll teach 'em to mess with you! Solid choice supported by careful testing. Who can argue?
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Re: An important but different type of range test..
That crater in the dirt in first pic is a result of test shot with the Shockwave and I think that snake is deep in the hole!
All test shots about 6-7 ft. distance.
All test shots about 6-7 ft. distance.
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Re: An important but different type of range test..
No doubt about it. Dead snake.
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Re: An important but different type of range test..
I have the twelve ga shockwave, perfect companion to accompany me on tours of the farm on the Polaris Ranger UTV.
Never know what you might come across, coyote, rabid skunk, trespassers annoyed at getting caught and you calling the sheriff.
The snubby always tags along too, but nothing like the shotgun solution.
Never know what you might come across, coyote, rabid skunk, trespassers annoyed at getting caught and you calling the sheriff.
The snubby always tags along too, but nothing like the shotgun solution.
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Re: An important but different type of range test..
Life in the country. I usually see a couple copperheads every summer around my place, once even in the garage. My .22mag LCR has been sufficient to take care of them with ratshot, and much easier to carry around than a shottie while mowing or out in the garden or shop, etc. .
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Re: An important but different type of range test..
Yes that is a great option too.GunnyGene wrote:Life in the country. I usually see a couple copperheads every summer around my place, once even in the garage. My .22mag LCR has been sufficient to take care of them with ratshot, and much easier to carry around than a shottie while mowing or out in the garden or shop, etc. .
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Re: An important but different type of range test..
If I lived in poisonous snake country, I have a Contender pistol barrel in 410 that would certainly work. No poisonous snakes, this far north, but we do have some killer mosquitoes that might need some of that 410 medicine.
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Probably no bag limit on those.
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I use my springfield xd-45, does a good job at killing snakes large and small
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