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TFordyce · 05-11-2008, 06:23 PM

In all my years of shooting have never had the need for it until now. Recently moved into a place with a pond out back...great for early morning fishing....but water moccasins galore. Will snake shot hurt a pistol barrel?

Thanks,
Tim

**bruce21b** · 05-11-2008, 06:26 PM

wont hurt the barrel at all......Taurus just came out with the "judge", a pistol combo that shoots .410 shotshell and 45 colt, IIRC?......i shot some .38 shotshells out of a revolver several years back with no ill effects

RSfireman · 05-11-2008, 06:27 PM

Not that i know of.I shot cci shotshells from my S&W 586 with no problems.

TFordyce · 05-11-2008, 07:13 PM

Using the 22 Single-Six, or XD is better than tugging along the 12 gauge.

texas_rebel_1980 · 05-11-2008, 07:17 PM

i found myself wishing for some this morning. i was getting ready for work and my kids ran in the house telling me there was a big round grey snake in the neighbors yard. i went out to check on it and realized it would be hard to hit a moving snake with a .38 i went back in and asked if they were talking about the big 'limb' snake, it was a branch thank goodness!

yocan · 05-11-2008, 07:31 PM

be advised, will not cycle the slide

**PackerfanXD** · 05-11-2008, 07:43 PM

My father-in-law uses .22 snake shot to scare off javelina that get into his garbage; cycles just fine.

one-eyed-fatman · 05-11-2008, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bruce21b

wont hurt the barrel at all......Taurus just came out with the "judge", a pistol combo that shoots .410 shotshell and 45 colt, IIRC?......i shot some .38 shotshells out of a revolver several years back with no ill effects

Not true, It's been out for a while. Might be hard to find one, people buy em up quick from what I've heard.

Tripledigitride · 05-11-2008, 08:05 PM

A friend of mine uses the hell out of what he calls "rat shot" in his .38 snubby. He's been shootin' up rats/mice for the last few years, and no problems.

gunsmoke92 · 05-11-2008, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yocan

be advised, will not cycle the slide

Didn't cycle in my 9mm, but my .40 and .45 worked just fine. In fact, the .45 ACP patterns better than most anything short of a 12 gauge.

05-11-2008, 06:23 PM	#1
TFordyce XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ozark , Al. Posts: 19	Snake shot? In all my years of shooting have never had the need for it until now. Recently moved into a place with a pond out back...great for early morning fishing....but water moccasins galore. Will snake shot hurt a pistol barrel? Thanks, Tim

05-11-2008, 06:26 PM	#2
bruce21b XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 286	wont hurt the barrel at all......Taurus just came out with the "judge", a pistol combo that shoots .410 shotshell and 45 colt, IIRC?......i shot some .38 shotshells out of a revolver several years back with no ill effects __________________ Springfield XD-9 Service Sig Sauer P-229 Wilson Combat CQB (when gas prices come down to earth) Last edited by bruce21b : 05-11-2008 at 06:30 PM.

05-11-2008, 07:13 PM	#4
TFordyce XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ozark , Al. Posts: 19	Thanks Using the 22 Single-Six, or XD is better than tugging along the 12 gauge.

05-11-2008, 07:17 PM	#5
texas_rebel_1980 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seguin,Texas Posts: 1,027	i found myself wishing for some this morning. i was getting ready for work and my kids ran in the house telling me there was a big round grey snake in the neighbors yard. i went out to check on it and realized it would be hard to hit a moving snake with a .38 i went back in and asked if they were talking about the big 'limb' snake, it was a branch thank goodness! __________________ It may be 5'clock somewhere, but its Beer Thirty here!!!

05-11-2008, 07:31 PM	#6
yocan XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Detroit Posts: 1,732	be advised, will not cycle the slide __________________ The three requirements for a school shooting. 1 know the floorplan. 2 Know the threats inside the location and response time/entry time for the police 3. Royally screwed up intelligent analytic mind. We need more laws to protect these three rights. Ban guns in schools, it obviously works.

05-11-2008, 06:27 PM	#3
RSfireman XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: central pa. Posts: 198	Not that i know of.I shot cci shotshells from my S&W 586 with no problems.

05-11-2008, 07:43 PM	#7
PackerfanXD XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Phoenix, Mexizona Posts: 5,726	My father-in-law uses .22 snake shot to scare off javelina that get into his garbage; cycles just fine. __________________ The wealthiest nation in the world with the mightiest army man has ever assembled could not stop them. http://www.break.com/index/mexican-300.html No more anchor babies!

05-11-2008, 08:05 PM	#9
Tripledigitride XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hendersonville (Nashville) Tennessee Posts: 531	A friend of mine uses the hell out of what he calls "rat shot" in his .38 snubby. He's been shootin' up rats/mice for the last few years, and no problems.

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