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Quick draw?

pricklypearpricklypear Member Posts: 362 ✭✭✭
edited May 2017 in General Discussion
Got to practice my quick draw today, marshal Dillon still has me beat. I ran onto a rattle snake in the middle of the trail and found out two things, there is no such thing as a quick draw from a pocket holster and Hornady critical defense will make a mess of a big snake even when fired from a 2" J frame 357. I expect that will upset a lot of snake lovers but it was right close to where I was going to be working and I didn't need any poisonous vipers under foot, I'm an old man and my hearing isn't so good. Now you might say my hearing would be better if I stopped shooting rattlers in narrow rock canyons but like I said I'm an old man and set in my ways so that isn't going to happen.
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  • spasmcreekspasmcreek Member Posts: 37,717 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    sounds like a better deal than waking up with one in your sleeping bag
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  • redhawkk480redhawkk480 Member Posts: 2,533 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    sounds just fine to me , the only good rattle snake is a dead one
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have found that .38 shot caps in a J-frame snubbie works well for rattlers & copperheads. And, it doesn't scare the horses as much.

    Neal
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  • pricklypearpricklypear Member Posts: 362 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I usually have a CCI shot shell in the pistol that I carry in the hills but I left home without it and only had my little carry gun with me. I have now corrected that situation. Even a 22 shot shell will kill a rattler right quick and would have worked better today, it only takes one pellet in their head. The hollow point nearly blew the thing in half but as it was coiled I hit it in the middle with the first shot so it would have still been able to bite.
    My horse was a Honda Rancher and he never even flinched at the shot.[:)] I barely heard it myself. I guess the adrenaline had something to do with it.
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  • remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,245 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Well I hope you picked it up to eat for dinner, nothing finer than rattlesnake Meat
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  • wiplashwiplash Member Posts: 7,145 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    With all the rain we have had this year, down in Southern Nevada, we have tons of Side Winders slithering around. The don't like to warn you with a Buzz!

    I don't give them a warning to go away either.
    There is no such thing as Liberal Men, only Liberal Women with Penises.'
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  • pricklypearpricklypear Member Posts: 362 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by remingtonoaks
    Well I hope you picked it up to eat for dinner, nothing finer than rattlesnake Meat


    I'll take your word for that but I still think I'll pass.
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  • wiplashwiplash Member Posts: 7,145 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by pricklypear
    quote:Originally posted by remingtonoaks
    Well I hope you picked it up to eat for dinner, nothing finer than rattlesnake Meat


    I'll take your word for that but I still think I'll pass.


    I haven't been hungry enough to eat one yet!
    There is no such thing as Liberal Men, only Liberal Women with Penises.'
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  • gunnut505gunnut505 Member Posts: 10,290 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by wiplash
    quote:Originally posted by pricklypear
    quote:Originally posted by remingtonoaks
    Well I hope you picked it up to eat for dinner, nothing finer than rattlesnake Meat


    I'll take your word for that but I still think I'll pass.


    I haven't been hungry enough to eat one yet!


    You're missing out! If you like ribs; they got 'em!!!
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