22 mag for snakes?

[41mag]

Heck of a rattler !!

 

[(M)]

22 mag will work….I usually just use a stick

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

I've never shot a snake with the snake shot or rat shot loads made by CCI
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but I have tested them against cardboard, plastic bottles, aluminum cans, steel soup cans, cups of water, and even hotdogs!

I tested them in 22 long rifle, 22 magnum, and 38/357.

I don't have any confidence that the rimfire would immediately incapacitate a snake unless you shot from less than 4 feet away, which would put you in the strike danger zone.

The .38 spl shotshells use significantly larger pellets (#9 vs. # 12) and a bigger payload of them. They penetrate deeper and I think they would work on the snake maybe out to 10 feet.

So, I would much prefer to take a 38 special revolver out into the woods for snake medicine than a .22 rimfire revolver.

 

[basstracker89]

All sound like good solutions. When I go to the farm, I carry a lightweight 357 snub. The first round is a 38 shotshell. It has worked very well. And then you have larger rounds for other animals as needed. Other idea are a 44 or 45 in same configuration. I've just never wanted to spend the premium for that. That's my workday or small game hunting setup. If I'm deer hunting, I carry a 44mag handgun

 

[Truck123]

I appreciate ya'll giving some advice, think I will go with a bond arms or a light weight 38

 

[Farmer 2]

I carry a Colt Frontier 22 mag loaded with Hornady Vmax ammo and I haven’t had one get away yet

 

[John5757]

I appreciate ya'll giving some advice, think I will go with a bond arms or a light weight 38

If you decide to buy a bond arms I have some extra 45LC and .410 I can trade/sell to get you going.

 

[mrauditor]

Don't be laying your weapon on the ground beside the enemy!

Amen to that. That snake might have cat lives. Thanks.

 

[Markjenkins39]

I prefer a 10ga!

 

[mrauditor]

I prefer a 10ga!

Snubnose ? Thanks.