Yes
I would 100% not ever carry snakeshot for defense.
I would 100% also not like to be shot by snakeshot.
Oh yeah, this was a joke, I only have that ammo because it was free
Free??
Yeah, neighbor passed and I got his ammo. I helped him and his wife put a lot so she was happy for me to take it. Got a bunch of it, bought that revolver abd a 1911 just to shoot some
If you ever go in the woods that stuff seriously does work. Can easily hit a snake from 5 yards without really aiming although it may take two shots from that distance. Use carry 3 and 3 of regular shot and snake shot when I went out fishing, camping or hunting.
How often do you run into a venomous snake on your outings?
I’m totally disabled now so haven’t been out hunting or anything in a while but I’ll speak of previous experience.
I lived in a swamp, I’ve fired at 3 cotton mouths and one rattle snake (I regret killing the rattle snake but ate it so it wasn’t wasted ) and several Rats. I ran into probably 15-25 dangerous snakes in the 8 years I lived there but didn’t always carry a gun or anything to safely kill them.
They make a ratshot that's actually #4 bbs. Definitely way more brutal, but looser patterning.
...What round would you like to be shot by?
I have fun getting paint balled from time to time. Does that count?
A squirter with a fat ass, mostly
My man
I wouldn't mind being shot by an 800mm ap round from a Schwerer Gustav
I was shot in the face with a .22 air rifle used for hunting deer.
I give that one a 0/10, would not like to be shot again.
6mm biodegradable plastic BB
What if they were shot out by a claymore? Johnny Knoxville did it:
Those confetti guns are pretty fun
My father in law swears by ratshot as the first round in his carry guns. NYPD’s finest for ya
You've seen the Judge, the Governor, the Circuit Judge and even the Raging Judge, now meet...the Paralegal.
The public defender
The court clerk.
The Plantiff. 😏
The SOVCIT defendant
The guy protesting outside the courthouse handing out pamphlets on jury nullification because his cousin is on trial for unnatural animal husbandry and other crimes of moral turpitude
There’s already a judge public defender
You don’t kiss the paralegal, the paralegal kisses you.
At least it's not .22 LR rat shot. You're giving the poor sobs a chance
I have some of that too, I'll put it in my bobcat
You monster 😦
New Yorker ccw...oh wait
This sub is going to make me buy a revolver.
Do it
Just do it.
Nike- probably
With those small BBs and how little they probably penetrate, I’d almost rather just be shot normally. Painful as hell, like how a shallow cut stings more than a deep one.
And you’d looks like a old school TV interference version of yourself lol
This would turn you from HD to SD
100%. Or make you look like radioactive footage
I see atleast someone doesn't like a joke
You should've set it up with "You are being put back in time to mid-1300's Europe. What is your solution to the Black Death?"
Yeah but I'm not quite thar funny
Oh here it comes… you done it now
The spray and pray.
Seriously, that was at 5 yards
I honestly think it would be a good non-lethal deterant if you were inclined to carry that way lol
Legally, it’s probably still considered a deadly weapon. So it’s all of the risks of a gun, without the main advantage of effectiveness.
If you want non-lethal, carry pepper spray.
I 100% agree. Just enjoy seeing some of these other redditors losing their mind over this post.
Exactly, and you can get into serious trouble trying to use a lethal weapon in a non lethal way. Like shooting someone in the knee. This may apply more to cops, but You’re basically ruining your self defense argument by saying “He wasnt enough of a threat to kill him, but i still shot him”
going snake hunting?
The perp would probably sue you for cruel and unusual punishment 😅
Well you won’t miss… your target or any bystanders within 20 ft
I used to carry that ammo “around the farm” and once had the opportunity to use it to dispatch a raccoon. Or rather to try to dispatch. Multiple times. It was a truly terrible experience.
Yeah this stuff seems pretty gimmicky
It works best on small rodents. Also range plays a big part, damn near gotta be point blank. I carry a 38 mowing the grass and pop mice 🐁.
As much as I am sure this is a joke.
Those hardly penetrate an empty plastic bottle, I wouldn't trust it to stop a person.
100% a joke, especially out of a snub nose that was the spread at 5 yards
Yeah. That does work well clearing barns of snakes or mice.
The hell you shoot his right shoulder with
you know I don't even know. I was shooting 380 and 38spc at that, maybe a wad? Does rat shot have wads? I didn't even notice that till now
Maybe a 12 gauge slug slipped into the ammo bag lmao
No. That range doesn't allow shotguns. Maybe a really powerful 38. Actually no I just got like 10 shots all in that one spot
I wonder if that would even hurt. Anyone want to volunteer? I got a plate carrier and a motorcycle helmet. Bring your own dick protection though
the collateral damage if this was real would be insane.
Dick Cheney, is that you?
Peppered him nicely
Ouch.
I would be very careful with that. I tried to load 6 cylinders of snake shot into a 44mag. The shot capsule started walking out and jammed the cylinder.
Not a good idea.
Sounds like a deffective round. All 6 of those ran fine
All of them were walking out from recoil. If that happens to the round at the 9 o’clock position, the cylinder stops.
For self defense, consider any brand name bonded HP, or if over-penetration is a serious concern, maybe frangible.
Maybe try it out with a few cylinders, fire all the rounds, see if it’s an issue.
The first rule of gun fighting is to always bring a gun. Everything else is just a preference. Testing for reliability is worth the time and money though.
Oh I was joking about actually using this for self defense, I'm not an idiot.
No offense, but there are a lot of people out there, and people exist on the right and the left side of the bell curve.
Be safe out there.
Yesterday I was plinking with my 5 yo and a cut down Daisy BB gun. I shot at the coffee can we had about 15 yards away, missed (hold is about 2 ft high at that range) and 2 seconds later the bb hit me in the chest. Not sure why this pic made me think of that…
How is rat shot still legal anywhere? No one needs that kind of power!
We'll see when the rats start attacking...
Consider yourself an opp
Is that Willard or Ben?
That's Cookie (the Monster).
I’m glad someone posted this before I had to
No. This won’t penetrate for shit
It's a joke dude, don't worry
I wish this was a troll post.
It is, I'm not an idiot.
Thank the lord.
It that gunpowder residue caked onto the barrel ?
Yes
That gun comes with bird shot?
Lots of calibers are made of rat shot
For self defense, this is typically the single first round. The rest are 'standard' rounds such as hollow points. For some people, the toughest shot is the first shot. Knowing that the first shot is nonlethal, they are more likely to take the shot. After the first shot they are more likely to shoot again repeatedly. Also, most attackers are likely to desist after a shot is fired.
Hand gun version of Death by 1000 cuts
It will keel.
some old cci .38 rat/snake shot like this came up in an estate auction recently near me and that ammo went crazy expensive - was it just auction fever that day or is this ammo not made anymore or something?
They still make it. I got some in 9mm the other day from Academy just for kicks and every other round jammed in my m&p, lol.
damn. probably best for a wheelgun. well I’ll have to look out for them
I think it's still made
Great until the one capsule not seated right walks out and jams the gun 😅
Get em in the face and it'll blind them.
Is that rat-shot?