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From: ke4zv!gary@gatech.edu (Gary Coffman)
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Subject: Re: Pack Gun
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Date: 14 Jun 91 20:05:39 GMT
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In article <35478@mimsy.umd.edu> fish@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Jim Fishenden) writes:
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#I am looking for advice on what would be a good gun to carry on deep
#wilderness hiking trips that I often go on. It was suggested to me to
#get a .32 revolver w/ a  3 inch barrel and load it with shot cartrages.
#I am mostly concerned about snakes etc. I am not looking for a cannon.
#Any ideas?

I've tried snake shot in everything including .44 mag. It usually makes
the snake angry. The best way to deal with a snake is to avoid him. A
second choice is a hiking staff. If you just like killing snakes, a
.22 hollowpoint through the head leaves them dead. A 4" barrel .22
is small and light, and so's a box of 50 shells. Don't go annoying
bears with it.

Gary