setxn
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Vienna Sausage in a 12GA. will take care of most pest. Be sure and not load them backwards.
Carpenter bee control S&W style
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Crazy K38
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hmmmm a 410 loaded with rice maybe?
FWIW my wasp and carpenter bee gun is a "super soaker" filled with soapy water. Not as much fun as a real gun, perhaps, but it kills them just as dead with no risk to the windows.
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I. I'd give this a shot in some 38 cases if I could figure out what the powder charge might be.
Sir.
Mounted Cowboy Action Shooting uses loads of such a nature to break balloons. You might do some internet searching to see what they use. They shoot some sort of cornmeal or grain dust.
Bill@Yuma
Match10
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Coarse grits.....
Pearled tapioca--big and round.
model70hunter
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I built a 416 Rem Mag right after it came out and could not find any unloaded brass. I found a load to fire form 375 H&H brass to the 416 chamber. It called for a small amount of pistol powder, fill the case to bottom of the neck with cream of wheat and seal it in by twisting the cartridge in a bar of soap and fire away. If your 38 fails during a bee charge you can borrow the old 416. Lifebouy works best....Dad kept some cans of Raid in the dairy barn, those buggers could drill into cured Oak that you couldn't drive a nail in.
model70hunter
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Fill a case almost to the mouth, weigh it, find a powder that moves that weight at the slowest speed. A small twist in a bar of soap would seal it.
firearmsunlimited
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Ralph, So how is all that blasting away at those little SOBs working out with your neighbors?
5906fan
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ground walnut hull (tumbler media for case cleaning) should do well. coarser grain size.
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RalphK22
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My closest neighbors are kin and any others that get to nosy might wind up gettin a dose of grits in their backsides. Remember I am 1/4 Hill billy / Johnny Reb.
Ky Bob
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I always enjoyed the tennis racket firearm! A lot of fun but man it makes the arm sore the next day.
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I'm kind of wondering about the woodwork - if the bees are attacking it, what are the shotshells doing to it?
4330Inroute
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There is a racquet on sale in a novelty shop you'd like. It has batteries in the handle and the strings are wire. Press the button and the wires go live. When you hit the bee or fly it gets fried. No more stepping on them.
Is the polenta used with or without sauce?
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RalphK22
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That's why I started using grits so I didn't have to wait for a shot clear of the building.
I am called upon to hide Easter eggs right now, so I will explain my grit load later.
I am called upon to hide Easter eggs right now, so I will explain my grit load later.
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RalphK22
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okay I went to the grocery store yesterday and found Quaker Oat brand grits. Earlier in this thread Andy Griffith stated that he used an 1851 colt with grits. So as it was a nice day and I really didn't want to get all my reloading gear set up, I got my 1860 replica colt, loaded with 20 grains of three FG, a wonder wad, grits, and topped off with another wonder wad. I could shoot this at the side of the building and not have to worry about the bees being clear of it. It was not nearly as effective as the 22 shot shells but I could fire directly towards the building with no ill effect. At a range of around 6 feet it would knock the bees out of the air and I could stomp on them.
I did find the post that I mentioned at the beginning of this thread, however it was four 357's and not 45s. The poster of this thread used 2 grains of clays, a cardboard wad, grits, topped another cardboard wad.I do not have any clays, so I was thinking about starting off with two grains of bull's-eye.
I'm being called out for more Easter egg hiding, so I will continue with my thoughts on this later. Been having a lot of fun with this thread, I'll keep you posted on my adventures.
I did find the post that I mentioned at the beginning of this thread, however it was four 357's and not 45s. The poster of this thread used 2 grains of clays, a cardboard wad, grits, topped another cardboard wad.I do not have any clays, so I was thinking about starting off with two grains of bull's-eye.
I'm being called out for more Easter egg hiding, so I will continue with my thoughts on this later. Been having a lot of fun with this thread, I'll keep you posted on my adventures.
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RalphK22
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okay, just a little explanation as to why this is so much fun for me. First off I've been cooped up for the last three months with some of the worst weather we've had here in years. Also I am a native Pennsylvanian and as such I am prone to hunt anything with any weapon. To prove this point, and this is the truth, our game commission has considered having an Atlatl deer season. Now for those of you who do not know what an Atlatl is, it is a device for throwing a spear, that was used by the Woodland Indians.my greatest fear, is that the game commission, figures out a way to have a carpenter bee season and comes up with a way to sell license for it. Anyway, in keeping with another Pennsylvania tradition, we don't hunt on Sundays, I have not shot any carpenter bees today.
anthony c.
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Carpenter Bee Control
Using the Bug spray can can be costly. I was averaging maybe 1 to 2 bees per can. At 3 to 4 dollars a can was keeping me in the poor house. On windy days I got more spray on me than anything else. I tried the shot shell route with .22 and .44 s. Still costly. Had an old long poled fishing net in the barn and tried on the big bees. The trick is to swing fast at them while they are in the "hovering" mode. Once you swing immediatly lay the net on the ground to see if the swing was successful. While the net is on the ground you can see the sucker trying to get out of the net. You can either stomp on the sucker or just give it a short burst of wasp and hornet spray. Stomping the suckers does not involve any cost. On my best day last year I got 8 of the suckers in one sitting. I got my first one of the year yesterday April 3rd and I'm looking to another upcoming carpenter bee season.
Using the Bug spray can can be costly. I was averaging maybe 1 to 2 bees per can. At 3 to 4 dollars a can was keeping me in the poor house. On windy days I got more spray on me than anything else. I tried the shot shell route with .22 and .44 s. Still costly. Had an old long poled fishing net in the barn and tried on the big bees. The trick is to swing fast at them while they are in the "hovering" mode. Once you swing immediatly lay the net on the ground to see if the swing was successful. While the net is on the ground you can see the sucker trying to get out of the net. You can either stomp on the sucker or just give it a short burst of wasp and hornet spray. Stomping the suckers does not involve any cost. On my best day last year I got 8 of the suckers in one sitting. I got my first one of the year yesterday April 3rd and I'm looking to another upcoming carpenter bee season.
Match10
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Just thinking about this and watching the little bast.... bees.... out front makes me what to saddle up and try it. However, the thought of Cobbb's finest drawing down on me in my rose garden is not something I'd like to experience again....
I am pretty effective now with a bandit sign stake....
I am pretty effective now with a bandit sign stake....
After church I noticed they were buzzing around my back porch. Got out the 34 and loaded it with CCI ratshot. Got 2 with 3 shots. The second required a "follow up shot" because he looked like he was going to try and take off again after he fell. The holes they drill I fill with HOT SHOT bug spray and then with caulk. I hate anything that naws on my house. I don't shoot toward the house. I catch them buzzing over the flowers outside the bannister.
