Hi all, new member here. I've lurked for a while and joined today.

Anyway regarding handguns and shotshells... at anything at more than point blank range (barrel nearly touching vermin) they are generally a waste of ammo.

I've shot "at" numerous snakes with a S&W 629 44 with shotshells and within 3-4 feet the shot pattern was so wide it failed to be effective. Even my Thompson Center Contender with a choke tube was nearly as bad. It did kill some snakes but I think that the plastic shotshell casing was more lethal than the shot :-)

A real shotgun with a decent shot size and choke has no issues with dispatching varmints and water skipping long distance is really not a big issue where a most center and rimfire are a problem there.



Last edited by gnappi; 08/21/18 08:00 PM.