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  • DD130

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    OP just wants a .410.
    Go buy one ya puss.
    ROFL.. wife basically said the same thing... "just go buy whatever you want.... don't need to justify it". Damn, she's a good woman. I'm not set on a 410.. in fact I'd rather use someone I already own.. but maybe a 410 is the tool for the job, more scater per pull, etc. etc. I could just sling one of my 870's over the shoulder with some doveshot, I guess.
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    Fishkiller

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    ROFL.. wife basically said the same thing... "just go buy whatever you want.... don't need to justify it". Damn, she's a good woman. I'm not set on a 410.. in fact I'd rather use someone I already own.. but maybe a 410 is the tool for the job, more scater per pull, etc. etc. I could just sling one of my 870's over the shoulder with some doveshot, I guess.
    You want the Judge, 3 inch chambers, shoots 2.5 and 3 inch? I know a guy
     

    seeker_two

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    That place east of Waco....
    If you don't hunt or play gun games (clays, 3-gun, etc), the .410 is an excellent choice. Versatile, yet doesn't beat you up with recoil. It even works for perp defense with 000Buck.

    Skip the pistols and get a youth-size Mossberg 500 or a Shockwave.

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    satx78247

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    Am I an idiot? Maybe. Probably? Regardless, I pose this question for a specific reason.

    Would it be a good / bad / other idea to consider a .410 shotty to potentially deal with snakes? We recently purchased a little less than 2 acres of wooded land on a ton of limestone. We have rock... everywhere.. and trees... rocks and trees. Seems like good snake habitat. We're currently cleaning up the land, setting up some small recreation areas for horseshoes, cornhole, and an airgun range. My concern is encountering some venomous interlopers while out and about the our little plot of Hill Country heaven.

    Maybe a 9mm or perhaps a revolver with snake-shot would be sufficient should I encounter something while clearing trees or moving stones.

    I'm guessing there are some opinions on this.

    dd130,

    IF you must kill a poisonous snake (COTTONMOUTHS near the house get NO "pass", inasmuch "Ole Stump-tail" is AGGRESSIVE & our adopted son, Nathan Paul, is now walking & "little bitty".) & you want a "snake gun", find/buy a single-shot H&R HANDY GUN in .410.
    (GREAT for a boat/tacklebox gun, too.)

    yours, satx
     

    Sam7sf

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    dd130,

    IF you must kill a poisonous snake (COTTONMOUTHS near the house get NO "pass", inasmuch "Ole Stump-tail" is AGGRESSIVE & our adopted son, Nathan Paul, is now walking & "little bitty".) & you want a "snake gun", find/buy a single-shot H&R HANDY GUN in 10 GAUGE
    (GREAT for a boat/tacklebox gun, too.)

    yours, satx
    Fixed.
     

    Wiliamr

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    Am I an idiot? Maybe. Probably? Regardless, I pose this question for a specific reason.

    Would it be a good / bad / other idea to consider a .410 shotty to potentially deal with snakes? We're currently cleaning up the land, setting up some small recreation areas for horseshoes, cornhole, and an airgun range.
     

    Coop45

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    For the most part, with snakes, I have a live and let live attitude towards them. Now venomous snakes near the house, are dispatched pronto. They are a danger to us and the dogs. More than a few of my dogs have been bitten.
    You have snakes in east Texas? I though the red bugs took care of them.
     

    oldag

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    Seems like discharging a firearm just to kill a snake is probably fun but overkill.

    Why not just get a 6' piece of narrow mild steel rod from Home Depot, bend the last 6 inches 90 degrees, and you use it to pin any snake to the ground from behind it's head, then relocate it or kill it based on your judgement and perhaps the type of snake (might want to keep rat eaters....).

    The steel rod will never run out of ammo, there's no risk of a ricochet, hearing damage, frightening the neighbors, negligent discharge, etc. Ammo costs a lot of money these days, too.

    And how are you going to relocate the copperhead/rattler?
     

    Axxe55

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    Of the two options I offered, why did you choose that one?

    I'm not relocating any venomous snakes. IF they are close enough that they need relocating, they are close enough to be a danger and need to be dead.

    And if you live in an area that shooting a venomous snake is a problem, then the venomous snake is a huge problem IMO.
     
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