With 22 snake shot, a direct head shot generally does work if you're close enough. However, the shot is so light that while is seems to penetrate copper head snake flesh adequately, it won't even break a bottle from near point blank range. However, I have no confidence that 22 snake shot would be adequate for a cottonmouth or copperhead. 38 snake shot in a snubbie works better, though as another on this thread, I also sometimes use 22 shorts, which should cover all bases.TomsTXCHL wrote:I've looked at that gun and thought it would be great for that purpose!VMI77 wrote:No rattlers in my area, but I've found .22 snake shot to be fairly effective on Copperheads. However, my normal snake gun is the Judge, loaded with .410 birdshot.
In looking at the CCI web page on shotshell, I see the 22LR has the #12 shot same as the 9mm (which I use) but it says 31g vs. 53g for the 9mm so it's almost half as much shot. I would think that a direct head shot would still work but maybe not...
I'm very much a "live and let live" guy but we have seen some monster rattlers on our property such that I don't want to see them again. My wife stepped on one a while back and it got just her jeans leg (we have a pic with the perfect wet spots on it) and was just lucky we weren't off-to-the-ER at 6am.
Texas has plenty of rattlesnakes and we don't need-or-want to protect them on our ranch.
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- Tue Feb 11, 2014 10:35 am
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Re: .22 subsonic as snake ammo in suburbs?
No rattlers in my area, but I've found .22 snake shot to be fairly effective on Copperheads. However, my normal snake gun is the Judge, loaded with .410 birdshot.