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From: malodah@PacBell.COM (Martin A. Lodahl)
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Subject: Re: Pack Gun
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Date: 20 Jun 91 23:40:22 GMT
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#In article <35656@mimsy.umd.edu> ke4zv!gary@gatech.edu (Gary Coffman) writes:
##
##I've tried snake shot in everything including .44 mag. It usually makes
##the snake angry ...

My experience (primarily with Western Diamondbacks) has been very 
different.  The bulk of it has been with home-made .45ACP shot loads, 
which have always immediately disabled and quickly killed any snake
with a single shot, a damn good thing as these loads ALWAYS cause
jams that are unusually difficult to clear.  For that reason I
switched the commercial .38 Spl. shot loads in a revolver, which
smartly dispatched the only rattler I've had in the house since
then.  I should point out that I've never attempted a shot at a
range greater than 4 feet.
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= Martin A. Lodahl  (DoD #65) (AHA) (NRA) Pacific*Bell Staff Analyst =
= malodah@PacBell.COM		Sacramento, CA, USA     916.972.4821 =
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