Got Me a Snake Shooter

[Brathany]

Yeah this is in the hog hunting forum because I didn't see the snake hunting forum.

Anyway, got gifted this 22LR revolver from FIL. I had to conduct some cleaning & slight gunsmithing, but she shoots.

Been wanting a 22LR for snakes while hog hunting. Boom!

 

[Idaho Lefty]

I like My, S & W, K-38 Masterpiece, 6" bbl in .38 spl. with, the CCI,.. Snake shot shells for, Rattlers !
But I used, a Colt Huntsman 4" .22, pistol, a LOT for, Head shooting Rattlers, in My "youth" when, I shot,.. "Better" !
I DON'T Need to Be, as "precise" with, the .38 !
.22 LR Pistols are great for, the Young "Crack Shots" with,.. "Good Eye's" and a steady hand, tho !
And You CAN'T beat the Price, on Yours,. Congrats !

 

[ridgewalker]

Hard to beat the 22LR #12 shot loads for snakes. Pretty devastating. I do load CCI 38 capsules and they work OK using #9 shot. If I could find #12, that should be even better out of the 38.
Have fun with your new toy!

 

[Brathany]

I've seen my pal shoot a few snakes in the head with just 22LR. I think I'll give that a "shot" first!

Also, and quite apropos is the buffalo emblem on the handles. I ran into a big buffalo (Bison) one day while hog hunting. NW Texas. Apparently, some got loose from the L ranch in the panhandle area. I might replace the plastic handgrips with wood with buffalo emblems. Love wood grips.

 

[cohunt]

Cci used to sell the empry plastic shotshell capsules for 38 spl and 45 colt--- I still have some for my 38spl and 45 colt, a whole lot more shot than those tiny 22's !!!

The 38's held 100gr of lead shot, and the 45's held 160grain of shot....old box of 38's says about $5/50 capsules ( from back in the day)--- now they are about $25/10 of the loaded ones from cci.

The 22lr say 1/15oz shot, so that's about 29 grains of lead shot , so the 45's are about 5.5x the amount of lead shot as the 22lr ones

 

[Comanche41]

That'll work. I alternate between a 22 revolver and a 38 revolver with shot. Shoot, still have some loaded with the old yellow Speer capsules from the 70s. I probably loaded them with #8 shot and around 5 grains Unique, or Red dot back then. They sure are loud.

 

[fta0303]

I like My, S & W, K-38 Masterpiece, 6" bbl in .38 spl. with, the CCI,.. Snake shot shells for, Rattlers !
But I used, a Colt Huntsman 4" .22, pistol, a LOT for, Head shooting Rattlers, in My "youth" when, I shot,.. "Better" !
I DON'T Need to Be, as "precise" with, the .38 !
.22 LR Pistols are great for, the Young "Crack Shots" with,.. "Good Eye's" and a steady hand, tho !
And You CAN'T beat the Price, on Yours,. Congrats !

Many years ago, when I was young, a friend and I were driving slowly down a road deep in the pine woods when we came onto a rattler crossing the road. Being young and cruel, I asked the driver to stop, put my cigarette in my mouth, took careful aim with my 6" bbl. S&W Model 19, and clipped that snakes head off at 30 feet, using a factory .357 125 gr. Only snake I ever killed, and I felt bad about it after. But it wasn't a bad shot. I shot far more tin cans and bottles at the dump. Later, I sold that revolver to that very friend and he still has it. Another friend's Dad, the local police chief, had the same revolver in a 3" bbl with trigger work. Was a good pistol, not shot too often.