A dumb and crazy question. Has anyone fired snake shot (.44 and .45LC) in a Rossi 92? I've fired the same in handguns, and at close (snake shooting) range it always performed well. Are there any drawbacks in shooting from a carbine or rifle length barrel?
Weather is warming up on the coast and snakes are beginning to crawl.
Snake Shot in Rifles
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Re: Snake Shot in Rifles
I've fired a few test rounds in 44 Mag with my 16 inch 92, and it patterns just fine. I don't recall the particulars.
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Re: Snake Shot in Rifles
As long as it comes out the muzzle I'm good. I'll be shooting it out of a 24" barrel.
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Re: Snake Shot in Rifles
Finally we figure out why Rossi runs such a low rifling twist, so the gun can shoot snake shot without flinging the pattern to heck and gone.
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Re: Snake Shot in Rifles
Greetings
Some years back on Castboolits fellers were running tests with snake shot.
Ended up that if a piece of paper (plain old typing paper) was inserted in the case forming a cylinder in which the shot was placed then the trip down the barrel was much less affected by the barrel twist.
So you might give it a try if you need /want better patterns than what bare shot down the tube will give.
Mike in Peru
Some years back on Castboolits fellers were running tests with snake shot.
Ended up that if a piece of paper (plain old typing paper) was inserted in the case forming a cylinder in which the shot was placed then the trip down the barrel was much less affected by the barrel twist.
So you might give it a try if you need /want better patterns than what bare shot down the tube will give.
Mike in Peru
Way down south in Arequipa, Peru till June 2020.