41 mag Snake Shot

[ajgunner]

All the test results you need in one photo.
About 10 feet with single shot of 38sp shot capsule filled with #4 and #12 shot, fired from a 2" S&W 442. Barely twitched until it was scooped up (with a branch) and tossed into the back of the truck. Very few, and very tiny holes in the hide so guessing most hit the targeted head. Nobody volunteered to skin the head to check for damage.
42" long with 12 rattles.
50 yards out of camp laying across the road while we were returning for the night in a tent.
My personal 2nd largest taken in SE Oregon.
#1 was also 42" but had 13 rattles taken in NE Oregon.
The usual Oregon rattlers are more often in the 18"-22" range with 4-7 rattles, at least from those I have run across.

 

[RETDOE]

41 Mag Snakeshot

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Got some in this past week, here are the results. Sorry about the picture orientation, don't know why it did this. you can see the slug impact on the orange dots at 5ft and 9ft, at 12ft it is at 2 o'clock.

 

[SAFireman]

https://smith-wessonforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=674877&stc=1&d=1711766922

Got some in this past week, here are the results. Sorry about the picture orientation, don't know why it did this. you can see the slug impact on the orange dots at 5ft and 9ft, at 12ft it is at 2 o'clock.

Thanks for posting your results!

It looks like old McNett knows what he is doing over there. He is a 10mm and 41mag fan too

Great to see the ole 58 is getting out to play as well.

 

[30-30remchester]

Remembering the old original 22 long rifle shot shells of the past with the long-crimped cases. Now those were beyond worthless from my experience. Trapped a packrat in my garage last year and used one of those to kill the ray. Stuck a 22-rifle barrel so loaded at his head and shot him. from mere inches away it didn't kill him or even incapacitate him. Took a second shot to finish him off.

 

[Skeet 028]

My wife shot a 40 incher 12 rattles here at home with a 4 5/8 inch Ruger 45 colt...CCI shot loads. at about 10 ft....close 'nuff for her. First shot stop...2nd because it was "wiggling". I had to bury it. Truly shredded. That is her under the pillow gun...loaded with 2 shot loads 4 452-454 cast bullets follow up. first two are for the face. Can't hurt ya if they can't see ya. I have some of the "old" Remington 45 auto crimped shot loads. Out of a typical 45 auto they shoot darn good patterns. I've killed about 8 rattlers with them up to at least 15 feet on one. All one shot kills. Those old things cycle every 45 I've shot them in too.. I bought one of those Rock Island 410 fold up single shots at a gun show for 90 dollars. Next to the sofa 2 -2 1/2 inch # 7 1/2 loads taped to it. Any rattlesnake around the house...but the chickens seem to keep 'em chased off. They harrass any snakes