Shotshell for handguns

[Guest djeep225]

Anyone have any exp. with shot shell? came across a couple snakes while mowing and I do some back-country camping. I hate snakes. I have a ruger p94 9mm and was wondering if I could use that and would it cause any damage to my gun?. I would also like to know if glaser rounds are the same as shotshells? Any input would be helpful. John

[strickj]

What kind of gun?

I dont mind snakes that much,but as soon as spider shots come out I'm all over it

[nightrunner]

i have heard that some wont cycle in semi autos. i know that shotshells wont hurt an XD, and i can imagine they would be fine in a glock too. dont think id try them in a 1911 though

pistol caliber shotshells spread VERY fast, not good for anything past about 5-7yards

edit: i see you are wanting to use your ruger P94, i would think not, at the very most it would harm the barrell only

[Guest Verbal Kint]

What kind of gun?

I have a ruger p94 9mm and was wondering if I could use that and would it cause any damage to my gun?

[andersmg]

I tried some once in a .38 on a snake, I had to get way to close to it to do any good with the small amount of small pellets that were in the shell! I would not recommend any one trying them for snakes.

I like my 12 ga shotgun for snakes, now that does the trick everytime!

[Guest Boomhower]

I tried some once in a .38 on a snake, I had to get way to close to it to do any good with the small amount of small pellets that were in the shell! I would not recommend any one trying them for snakes.

I like my 12 ga shotgun for snakes, now that does the trick everytime!

I would say that he's looking for something to shot out of a pistol that he can carry on him. May want to look into one of the below as well.

or my personal favorite.....

[Guest Grizzly Johnson]

My granddad had a colt 22lr revolver that he, my uncle, my cousin and myself have shot many snakes with using the shot shells. I myself have killed many snakes from 5-6 feet away. I have shot squirrels and even a limit of doves trapped in a corn storage barn (honestly shot them on the fly) using shot shells!! A revolver works best, but to each his own. I would not continuously shoot shot shells through a "good" gun as the rifling may wear down.

[andersmg]

My granddad had a colt 22lr revolver that he, my uncle, my cousin and myself have shot many snakes with using the shot shells. I myself have killed many snakes from 5-6 feet away.

To me 5-6 ft to kill a snake is way too close! I usually do not kill snakes anyway, unless they are crowding me and I can't get away from them...

[PackinMama]

I've tried them in a Glock 17 and it wouldn't cycle. I carried the first two or three shots in snake shot then the rest in HP's. I just had to manually rack the slide after shooting the snake shots. I still carry them in my Taurus snubbie when I go out into the woods or anywhere that snakes (or even mean dogs) may be a problem. They work great!

[molonlabetn]

They do best in revolvers... since they will not cycle a semi-auto, but you can do so by hand.

Personally... If I've got to be within a few feet of a snake to hit it with that stuff, I may as well just use a JHP.

[Magiccarpetrides]

5-6 feet??? Just carry a strong pellet pistol...screw getting that close,isnt that kind of the point...to not be?

[Marswolf]

To me 5-6 ft to kill a snake is way too close! I usually do not kill snakes anyway, unless they are crowding me and I can't get away from them...

I'm with you. I'd rather let the snakes eat the mice and rats.

[Guest Grizzly Johnson]

Well snakes don't bother me. I have been known to pick up a few in my day posionous and non-posionous ones. I usually leave the non-posionous ones alone. It's those rattleheadcoppermoccasons Im talking about killing. My uncle drained a 200 acre swamp in west tennessee to build a duck hunting spot for a guy and they were killing cotton mouths as big as your arm and about 4-5 feet long!! The guys helping with the drainage ditch digging were all packing heat too!! It was funny to see a grown man carrying a pistol (357, 44 mag) to shoot a snake, they stopped counting dead snakes at 50.........

[Guest jackdog]

only snakes I try to clear from my property are rattle snakes, do to the dogs the rest I like having a round. I usually catch the rattle snakes and transplant them elsewhere, you know mail boxes and the like of people I don't care for. (kiddin about the mail boxes guys.)

[VERO1]

Glasers are not the same as shotshells. Glasers don't seperate until the bullet actually hits something and fragments, shotshells start seperating when they leave the barrel.

[TripleDigitRide]

I'm not sure about a semi-auto, but a friend of mine uses the hell out of it, in his .38 revolver. He has a fairly serious rat/mouse problem in his barn.

[Guest killemducks]

Didn't we just go over the fact that it is illegal to kill snakes in TN?? Or was another forum.......? But as my late grandfather said, "The only good snake, is a dead snake."

Do as I say, not as I do!

killem

[jughead]

3 s' s except for rattlesnakes then it is deep fry.

[Marswolf]

Didn't we just go over the fact that it is illegal to kill snakes in TN??

Yeah, I think we established that. What do you use to kill them?

[strickj]

Originally Posted by killemducks

Didn't we just go over the fact that it is illegal to kill snakes in TN??

Depends on who your asking....

[poak]

I have the sudden urge to pick up one on Taurus's "Judge" revolvers...

[Guest offroader1994]

I to have killed many of the serpents. I have also picked up my fair share of them. I have a friend who shot the shot shells in a ruger 22 he said they did not work very well. I am going to try a few through my s&w 22 to see how they do. was thinking of getting a cricket for the youngest daughter and trying them in it.

[Guest themark712]

I'd like to keep some shotshell around, but I don't want to use it in my semi-autos, and the only revolver I have is a .38 s&w. Does anybody know if shotshell exists for that caliber. If not, can you make your own via reloading?

[nightrunner]

im 90% sure they have .38spl. shotshells

EDIT: make that 100%.

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=757831

Edited May 20, 2008 by nightrunner

[Guest themark712]

Not .38 spc ... .38 s&w is what I'm looking for. I'll be shocked if it exists.