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 empty 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.

 

[Idaho Lefty]

Yup, the ole' K-38's ARE, accurate !
I found the 125 grain Hornady or Sierra Pistol Bullets, driven FAST, ( 1050-1100 fps ) really shoot, the most accurate, in my .38.
I carry 5 of those in my pistol cylinder and One, CCI Snake shot Load for, any Rattlers that, I may stumble upon,.. "Up close and Personal".

 

[Will.284]

I got gifted a old smith.357 police issue revolver 4inch barrel that I'm sending to Gary Reader to clean up and re blue.Carried it with 2rounds of snake shot and the rest were hollow points during bow season but switched to my Taurus 4in 44 with 320 grain double tap hard cast