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  • From: Viking <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Gunbelts
  • Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:31:36 -0400



rayzentz AT aim.com wrote:

From a gun buff, and concealed permit holder...

I think before I mentioned an encounter with a snake on my way to the
post office. Problem with pistols, and fear when about to be attacked, is accuracy. If snakes are your problem, I recommend rounds that are filled with fine shot, such as bird shot. Problem with these in a semi-auto, such as most 9mm pistols, is that there is
not enough blowback to cycle the next round, which leaves you with,
essentially, a single shot pistol. Far better a revolver, loaded with 5 alternating rounds of shot and slug, with the hammer on an empty chamber. Shot first, for little varmints, and then slug second, if you miss, or for varmints of the larger, or two legged, variety. You also then have follow-up shots, if necessary.

Ray

I'm not a bigtime "kill-it" person, and you guys will probably be
surprised to learn that my pistol is not some huge honking 9mm or .44
caliber thing that would blow a hole in the barn. I have a Ruger Mark
IV LR, a .22 pistol... I got it not for self defense, as it has almost
zero knockdown power, but for putting down animals and of course, for
snakes. For a while, I used my .22 rifle for such, but carrying a rifle
around is cumbersome, that's why I got the pistol. When I wear it,
people don't know that it is "only" a .22, so it still has that scary
effect that you want _people_ to have if you tote a gun. I practice
with it, too, so I am a decent shot. I'm better with a rifle, though.
Anyway, what Ray described is exactly true. I buy shotshell, basically
ratshot, rounds and since the cartridge jams and has to be manually
ejected, he is right that it becomes a single shot kind of thing about
50% of the time. I also alternate rounds. I'll load the ratshot,
which has the effect of stunning the varmit, then the next round is a
slug round. Actually, my preferred combination is 1 shot, 3 slugs, so I
just load the clip accordingly. The round in the chamber is always a
shotshell, so that in the event of an accident, it hopefully won't be a
a life-ender. I just know that after my first shot, I may have to pause
to clear the casing. It seems wimpy, but a .22 can kill, too, because it
bounces around inside....it just leaves smaller holes. I don't go out
hunting snakes with it, but during snake season, and especially when I
am doing something in a snakey environment or I know a snake is around,
I will wear it, because a big rattlesnake in my barn or greenhouse area
is gonna be a dead rattlesnake, conservation or not, and the same goes
for the smaller copperheads. I value my fingers and toes.
Anyway, can anyone explain the duty belt thing to me?

Bev
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erthnsky AT bellsouth.net BevanRon of EarthNSky Farm NW Georgia USDA Zone 7
34.498N 85.076W





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