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[Nikiski Dave]

Looking for at least 5 rounds. I have checked the internet with no luck. Every year except last in Wyoming we run into a snake. This is a just in case of too close. Located by Knoxville. Will pay for shipping also. Thank you.

[seez52]

They had some shot shells at Academy Mt Juliet yesterday but I didn't check the caliber. You might give them a call 

[DC551]

1 hour ago, seez52 said:

They had some shot shells at Academy Mt Juliet yesterday but I didn't check the caliber. You might give them a call 

They had them at ours too yesterday - 9mm. 

[Nikiski Dave]

3 hours ago, DC551 said:

They had them at ours too yesterday - 9mm. 

I'm all the way over by Knoxville

[RED333]

Do you reload?

I have a good load to make your own.

[Garufa]

1 hour ago, Nikiski Dave said:

I'm all the way over by Knoxville

Academy website says the Knoxville store has "limited stock" of CCI's.  That could mean they have a couple of boxes or none.

[Nikiski Dave]

3 hours ago, RED333 said:

Do you reload?

I have a good load to make your own.

I have been thinking the same. Smallest shot i have is #6

[Sunfish]

Use the 240 or 250 gr. size shot and blow there heads off unless your walking with a shotgun. 

[xsubsailor]

Another small tidbit.

 The shorter the barrel, the smaller the shot pattern (more shot where you're aiming). IMO #9 or 12 shot out of a 2" barrel is about the best you can do.) I was going to load up some 45 colt rounds but after researching I decided not to. My shortest barrel 45 is 5 1/2 inches.

 The reasoning behind this is the rifling in the barrel. The longer the barrel, the more rifling the shot capsule is exposed to so the faster it will spin. When the capsule exists the muzzle and the capsule breaks, the increased spin will throw the shot out in a larger area.

 I'm definitely not an expert here but it makes sense to me.  

[myg30]

Cut open a 12g shot gun shell .  

Mike

[Grayfox54]

If you see the snake, he's not dangerous. Just step aside. 

[DC551]

Only 3 species of good snakes - hatband snakes, belt snakes and knife sheath snakes...

We have a mom & pop  ammo store here that carries a lot of non standard types of ammo, I’ll take a look this weekend and see if they have anything. 

[xsubsailor]

53 minutes ago, DC551 said:

Only 3 species of good snakes - hatband snakes, belt snakes and knife sheath snakes...

We have a mom & pop  ammo store here that carries a lot of non standard types of ammo, I’ll take a look this weekend and see if they have anything. 

 You might want to do some reading up on killing snakes in Tennessee

[DC551]

14 minutes ago, xsubsailor said:

 You might want to do some reading up on killing snakes in Tennessee

Didn’t say anything about killing them in Tennessee and the law  doesn’t say I have to like them ..

 

[Nikiski Dave]

22 hours ago, myg30 said:

Cut open a 12g shot gun shell .  

Mike

Got #6 shot. Walmart here has no ammo.

[Nikiski Dave]

21 hours ago, Grayfox54 said:

If you see the snake, he's not dangerous. Just step aside. 

Crawling around trying to ninja up on a antelope and have a snake start rattling 2 feet away makes this fat 67 year old not joining any track team anytime soon

[RED333]

13 hours ago, Nikiski Dave said:

have a snake start rattling 2 feet away

Talk about getting the heart racing!

[Nikiski Dave]

Bump this up. Thank you.

[Darrell]

Their website says Academy in Knoxville has "limited stock".

[E4 No More]

On 8/21/2021 at 7:08 PM, Nikiski Dave said:

Crawling around trying to ninja up on a antelope and have a snake start rattling 2 feet away makes this fat 67 year old not joining any track team anytime soon

How does blasting away at a snake that wants less to do with you than you do with it facilitate you ninja-ing up on an antelope? Why not back up and go around?

[10-Ring]

3 hours ago, E4 No More said:

How does blasting away at a snake that wants less to do with you than you do with it facilitate you ninja-ing up on an antelope? Why not back up and go around?

People don't get this at all.  Never, in almost 40 years of running around the woods have I encountered a snake that cornered me and wouldn't let me get away. A very significant percentage of people that are bitten are either trying to kill the snake or trying to handle it, while almost no one gets bit minding their own business.  It will be a hard pill to swallow for a lot of folks here but most folks who kill snakes are not educated about snakes and have no knowledge or interest of the role that they play in the ecosystem and in scientific research.  Same "I don't like it so it shouldn't exist" mentality as the people who want to ban guns.

[Nikiski Dave]

4 hours ago, E4 No More said:

How does blasting away at a snake that wants less to do with you than you do with it facilitate you ninja-ing up on an antelope? Why not back up and go around?

Trying to do a belly crawl on an antelope and have a snake in your face is not fun. I can see you definatly have no experience with snakes close up in your face.  Your opinion is nothing but air. Blasting away?

 

[E4 No More]

1 minute ago, Nikiski Dave said:

Trying to do a belly crawl on an antelope and have a snake in your face is not fun. I can see you definatly have no experience with snakes close up in your face.  Your opinion is nothing but air.

 

Wrong again. One of my favorite pastimes as an adolescent/teen was catching snakes - including poisonous ones - but nice try. But then again, I wasn't dumb enough to put my face in theirs.

[SigP365]

Did you find any yet? The local Ace has some here if you want me to grab you some and mail them. 

[Nikiski Dave]

15 hours ago, SigP365 said:

Did you find any yet? The local Ace has some here if you want me to grab you some and mail them. 

No I haven't. Will PM you.