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Offline heavypat12

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Pest Control
« on: August 07, 2012, 12:24:54 PM »
WE have a huge rattlesnake issue where i live and was wondering if anyone has tried the cci pest control shotshell ammo for their 97b? It is almost a completely flat nosed bullet so i figured it probably would not work but wanted to ask the most knowledgeable people in this gun that I know.  Please refrain from telling me to just get a shovel, if i can use the 97b for anything then I want to. O0
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Offline Cavalryman

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Re: Pest Control
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2012, 01:19:45 PM »
I haven't used it in a 97B but I used to use it in an M1911. It doesn't generate enough recoil to cycle the action so you essentially have a single-shot pistol. That's usually enough to get you an opportunity to back off while the snake squirms around and wonders what happened. You can then cycle the action by hand and fire another shot round or a normal round, however you decide to carry. I made the second round a HP on the principle that once the snake is writhing, I could take a more careful aim and if I needed it for something larger, I could rack the slide once and have a HP up the pipe. I'd bet the CZ won't cycle with it but that doesn't necessarily mean it won't work for you.
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Offline heavypat12

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Re: Pest Control
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2012, 01:25:47 PM »
appreciate it sir!
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Re: Pest Control
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2012, 02:22:27 PM »
Get a Taurus Judge and load it up with .410 shells.  O0
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Offline miataeric1

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Re: Pest Control
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2012, 02:45:13 PM »
Quote from: JimThornTX on August 07, 2012, 02:22:27 PM
Get a Taurus Judge and load it up with .410 shells.  O0

I was thinking the same thing. My Judge with bird shot in it will completely pepper a torso sized target from 7 yards, so I'm sure it would put a hurting on a snake. Emptying five rounds of bird shot will pretty much leave a paper target shredded. With 00 buck the spread isn't as much, but then again, there's considerably less quantity of projectiles. With a 3" slug, you'd better have a solid grip and be ready for a big BOOM! Several of my friends have not been prepared for that and were really shocked; good times.
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Re: Pest Control
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2012, 05:51:54 PM »
When I lived in Oklahoma, I often carried a little derringer that was .22 on top and .410 below. A .410 shotshell will definitely do in a snake and I would recommend a .45/.410 handgun for snakes, but the question was about CCI shotshells. A Taurus or S&W .410 revolver is a pretty substantial investment and for some it might be much more practical to use shotshells in an existing firearm. Heck, if I were going to buy something specifically for snake protection, I'd probably get a .410 double-barreled shotgun with short barrels. It doesn't weigh much and it will definitely throw a more predictable pattern than anything with rifling in the barrel.
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