Steve-o {Warning- Do NOT Read!
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Hey guys, here below is a website I found that refers to the bird-shot. Scroll down to Shooting- description part. Tho I heard it on the news, I did find this site with some info on it.
I'd never heard of bird-shot in a pistol/handgun before for any use. And could not imagine the length of the barrel being able to do much with it
I mean how close would I have to be to hit what I'm aiming at AND do some damage?
Snake or man
I'm small, 5'1', weigh about 107, short arms and legs but big hands
{really}. I know if I'm walking, what ever is on the ground and flings my way- well it's gonna hit me
Probably thigh high, if it's 3+ feet in length.
I'm pretty strong, but don't know about carrying some heavy ole thing
Some being about as long as from my elbow to wrist LOL
I like the idea of the bird shot for the spray effect, I'd most likely hit it 'some' LOL {would it kill or just pizz em off
for round 2
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And what about recoil, throwing me off for {a fast} round 2
I checked and a decent size rattler's head's about 3 and a half inches {seven shots in the head? Hmmmmmmmm, don't know bout that one but......}
What should I start looking at? Ideas.
I like what GregW had to say in his last post here. The bird shot #1 and a hollow point for round 2 {can I actually load a pistol that way ahead of time?!}
I'd also be on horseback sometimes, this is the other time I'm concerned about. I spose a shotgun would be good then but the last shot gun I held was pretty heavy- time to manuver
I'd have to teach/condition the horse to the sound of shot; so it would not take off insanely in panic :P
IF I get property with set up for my horse{s}, I know I'll have some issues probably with rodents and the horse-feed being there. Tho I'm pretty picky about things being clean and in their place
One Barn we were stabled at we had a big ole Bull snake living in it, took care of some of the rodents
BUT the darned things {mice} ate right through the quick-crete flooring of the Meds/Feed-room, in the cold of winter {no snakes then in those parts
}, cats were fat and sassy on mice already LOL
{owner should have used Concrete imho! LOL}
And as far as an Intruder....GregW says it'd blind em first, then hit em again huh? {then get the heck OUT!
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I could use the same type pistol for both issues?
I know I need to go and feel one and see about weight etc.
But the shot.....
I want to avoid me or my critters getting in to troubled, Be-fore hand
If they stay out of my way......we'll all be happy
Here's the website with the description.
http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/ag/wil...tlesnakes.html
If I were to buy {more} snake proof boots, I've learned I'd have to buy Thigh or hip-High ones! LMBO
My Cabela ones just go to the top of my knees- Uncomfortable!
Water mocassin/cotton-mouth, was the last one I met up with, in the stream water of a trail we were working on. I was on a rock in the water in my boots- knee deep, he was floating/swimming down stream with- his mouth open, {that was the weird part} we just missed each other
He was about 5 feet long. Big. Water as moving sort of fast but not swift.
When I took a step after he slipped by....I went down enough
he would have hit me at the hip level. My boots filled with water, as I stood paralyzed in shock that we'd came that close. If I'd stepped that next step before he went on down stream, Yikes!
Mindin' my own business, we crossed paths.
I was pretty calm, then ready to move on with the work, the other folks with me, weren't so peppy to get back to it, LOL
They were all just staring at me
I just have these 'encounters' in my life, so want to be prepared. {today it was 2 loose bulls LOL, well 1 really, as the really BIG one, was long gone and not coming back for a gooood while :P }
I've said before that I'm allergic to just about any poison, sting, bite, venom I'm hit with, already
Carry epinephrine, everywhere I go
Doubt a snake bite would be 'good' for me, LOL
I don't want to give up being Out-side!
If I can- call someone to re-move em, fine, but there will be those times, for the life I live.....
Well anyways, thank you all for the advice and thoughts on this, you do or have or will live in NM and know more than folks round where I am, what I might/should be looking at.
Promise, my last story for the night!
Thanks and Oyasumi nasai,
Tia Dalma