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 Is it safe to use snake shot out of any/all .22lr pistols? And is it effective?
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11/25/12 01:29 AM
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Is it safe to use snake shot out of any/all .22lr pistols?
And is it effective?
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Re: Is it safe to use snake shot out of any/all .22lr pistols? And is it effective?
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11/25/12 01:36 AM
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I don't believe it could hurt a thing, but I was always told that shot out of a .22 is about as useless as it gets so I never even tried it. Maybe it's better than I think though.
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Re: Is it safe to use snake shot out of any/all .22lr pistols? And is it effective?
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11/25/12 02:01 AM
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blackcoal
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deadly on grasshoppers within 5 feet.
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Re: Is it safe to use snake shot out of any/all .22lr pistols? And is it effective?
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11/25/12 03:47 AM
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ebfc
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Yes, the snake will be totally safe.
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Re: Is it safe to use snake shot out of any/all .22lr pistols? And is it effective?
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11/25/12 04:52 AM
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forthebirds
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the book that came with mine says yes safe to use
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Re: Is it safe to use snake shot out of any/all .22lr pistols? And is it effective?
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11/25/12 06:39 AM
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kmon11
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Have used it in quite a few different pistols. The semi-autos have not cycled with it but still worked on snakes and rats.
As to not being effective, there are a lot of rats and snakes that if they were still alive would beg to differ, but since they are dead I guess they will keep quite.
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Re: Is it safe to use snake shot out of any/all .22lr pistols? And is it effective?
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11/25/12 02:14 PM
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Very effective on snakes at close range.
Sometimes chicken, sometimes feathers
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Re: Is it safe to use snake shot out of any/all .22lr pistols? And is it effective?
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11/25/12 05:48 PM
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Yes it is fine.
Just shoot it inside 10feet. Otherwise, pellets just bounch around and the critter makes a break for it.
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Re: Is it safe to use snake shot out of any/all .22lr pistols? And is it effective?
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11/25/12 07:23 PM
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Works fine out of a 22 revolver. Kills rats and snakes if you're within reasonable range (5 yds max). At that distance, I'm just as effective with my bow...
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Re: Is it safe to use snake shot out of any/all .22lr pistols? And is it effective?
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11/25/12 09:34 PM
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If you are referring to what I have always heard called rat shot, and is the crimped 22 round, I would not shoot a regular round out of the gun after afterwards until a thorough cleaning. The more effective rat shot is the CCI round with the plastic domed top. And they don't foul up a barrel as badly.
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11/26/12 03:20 AM
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Jimbo302
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If you are referring to what I have always heard called rat shot, and is the crimped 22 round, I would not shoot a regular round out of the gun after afterwards until a thorough cleaning. The more effective rat shot is the CCI round with the plastic domed top. And they don't foul up a barrel as badly. I would agree with this, I'm not a big fan of rat shot. Although I can understand that there are some situations where it would be beneficial.
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11/26/12 03:34 PM
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I've killed lots of rats shooting crimped shells out of my Ruger Single Six.
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