First blood for Snubby

[Texas by God]

I wanted to try to snag this large tree limb and pull it out of the water.
But then I saw this plain moccasin so I reached in my back pocket and popped it with my #11/12 shot Speer capsule .38 Special load from my Snubby Rossi.
It thrashed about for a bit then fell in the water.
I could only get about 12 feet away without swimming.
So I’ll call it a win.


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[1eyedjack]

Now it's my favorite kind of snake.....dead!

[tctender]

You did well. Now he's a good snake.

[gunseller]

I load my own in 44 using 6 shot. The largest was a 5 foot long bull snake in a basement. Wiggled for about a 5 count was all. Snake was about 20 feet away.

Good shot on your and stubys part.

Steve

[Thumbcocker]

Snubbies are underrated. I have a pre model 10 made in 1948 that shoots surprisingly well at 25 yards.

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[Texas by God]

Snubbies are underrated. I have a pre model 10 made in 1948 that shoots surprisingly well at 25 yards.

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Yes they are.
I haven’t put a squirrel in the pot with this one, but I will. And it carries so well.


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[Thumbcocker]

I have no doubt.

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[barnetmill]

I have at this moment in my jeans pocket a three inch barrel rossi on small frame loaded with four speer shot loads and the empty chamber under the hammer, it is dedicated to water moccasins. I never shoot the various black snakes species here and some of them will kill moccasins.

[725]

A cut down .303 Brit shell, reformed into a very long .44 mag., filled with #7 1/2 does it for me. The brass runs the entire length of the cylinder, right out to the face. Holds alot!

[barnetmill]

A cut down .303 Brit shell, reformed into a very long .44 mag., filled with #7 1/2 does it for me. The brass runs the entire length of the cylinder, right out to the face. Holds alot!

Usually a j-frame .38 is easier for me to carry around in my pocket than is a .44, but the .44 does a more lethal job of it.

[725]

Carried a J-frame for decades. Never left home without it! (and was never under-gunned, either!)

[Txcowboy52]

Good shooting Tex! Sounds like a line from an old movie. Lol

[stubshaft]

Good shooting!

[Chena]

I have a J-frame .22 kit gun that I would not trade for love or money. Aging eyes forced me to give up on a shrouded hammer .38 snub, much to my regret.

[pworley1]

Good job.

[Texas by God]

I load my own in 44 using 6 shot. The largest was a 5 foot long bull snake in a basement. Wiggled for about a 5 count was all. Snake was about 20 feet away.

Good shot on your and stubys part.

Steve

You should have caught that bull snake in your hands- they are so gentle…….
You know I’m kidding!
Attitude and aggression to spare on those guys! Just no venom- but I’ve heard that no other snake will mess with one.


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[gunseller]

I have caught them in my hands. This one was about to get up under the house.
Steve y

[lar45]

Great job. I agree on the "now he's a good snake"!

[Char-Gar]

Snubbies are just as accurate as their longer barrel siblings. The shorter sight radius makes less than perfect sight picture a miss.

[BadgerShooter]

I shot a couple of western diamondbacks with a CCI 45 ACP shot load and was super impressed with how effective it was. I was close but the first 6" of the snakes, just went away.