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danjojoUSMC
Optics Journeyman Joined: August/20/2009 Location: NE Ohio Status: Offline Points: 329 |
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I think snakes is one of the reasons for Taurus originally putting out the Judge revolver. There were guns like it in the past, they were requested make a more modern version and it has been selling like hot-cakes for them. It seems like a good choice if you go outdoors in a place that has a variety of animals that might be harmful such as snakes, mountain lions, bears, wild boar, etc. have a couple .410 birdshot shotshells in there and 3 Cor-Bon or Buffalo Bore 300 grain .45 Colt rounds.
The .410 shotshells should be much better than any CCI shotshells for common pistol cartridges and the .45 Colt cartridges with heavy bullets at 1,000-1,200fps should penetrate at least 36" of any of those other animals.
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SVT_Tactical
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Bond Arms Snake Slayer, Goes with me everytime I go hunting!
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davelandefeld
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.22 Ruger pistol if I'm out hiking with it.
.410 Marlin lever if I'm out looking for them, skunks also.
NEVER kill a king snake, they eat rattlers for you!
Garters take care of your rodent problem too.
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Steelbenz
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Almost, I like'm battered and fried too! |
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SVT_Tactical
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Figured this was a fitting place to post about my first snake slaying of the year. Good ole cottonmouth was sunning on the side of the irrigation pond. Used the CZ452 and took him out! fun to see them wigle around violently in the water after they loose their head!
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mike650
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“A hunt based only on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.” – Fred Bear
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SVT_Tactical
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personal picture?
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"Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be" - Abraham Lincoln
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mike650
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Yep... rattlesnakes in spring time.
Was with my daughter at "deer camp", it got a little scary after we saw the third one... quite a story. |
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“A hunt based only on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.” – Fred Bear
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SVT_Tactical
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dang. we dont see many rattlers around here anymore thank goodness!
Edited by SVT_Tactical - April/12/2010 at 16:22 |
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mike650
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I don't know, the cottonmouths in your area sound pretty nasty!!!
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“A hunt based only on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.” – Fred Bear
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supertool73
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I remember working on a ranch as a kid and we would go spray the ditch banks with round up and banvil. When ever we saw the rattlers we would just blast them with the spray. It would really wind them up. Then we would just stomp on their head and cut them off with our knives. I bet we killed 20 that way over the 5 or 6 years I worked on the ranch. Good times.
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SD Dog
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I'll just wait till the next rest area thanks.
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BeltFed
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I have found that a good strong stick with some reach, swung with the fluid shock wave principle is enough to break the back of the snake and result in it's demise. 40S&W works well too, and 12Ga cuts them no slack. .
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Life's concerns should be about the 120lb pack your trying to get to the top of the mountain, and not the rock in your boot.
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shooter07
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You actually had a snake come through the ceiling while in the shower? Damn, id have a hard time getting back in there lol. That's crazy stuff. |
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300S&W
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Don't forget. As hunters you should eat what ya kill!
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"I ain't got time to bleed!"
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SD Dog
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Heard it was good, but have never tried it. Actually, never seen it offered either.
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300S&W
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First time I had it a friend had stopped by yrs back with 6pcs (cleaned) of a rattler they killed on the job that day. My wife had a pan of fried chicken on so she just battered the pcs up and tossed them in. GOOD STUFF!! The fried chicken was flat and bland tasteing in comparison.
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"I ain't got time to bleed!"
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cyborg
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Many an outlaw ate that in the west back in the olden days.
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300S&W
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They coulda ate worse!
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"I ain't got time to bleed!"
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