is rat shot effective

[swd]

After its over with the shovel, I then wish I hadn’t done it. Usually pull a muscle somewhere or get some kind of ache out of the deal. The shovel handle seems pretty short when you get down to business.

I have one with a really long fiberglass handle. I should put notches in it for all the snakes it’s killed, lol

 

[itchyTF]

Speer used to make plastic shot capsules. Anyone know if they still do?

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Speer used to make plastic shot capsules. Anyone know if they still do?

A search came up when out of stock from Speer. There were a couple of obscure online places that were showing in stock on the 38/357 one’s.

 

[Rick in Oregon]

A search came up when out of stock from Speer. There were a couple of obscure online places that were showing in stock on the 38/357 one’s.

I've still got a stash of my CCI shot handloads, but ask if anyone knows it they still offer the empty capsules for handloading .38 & .44. Anyone?

Never mind...sorry. Upon searching the wondernet, I see there are more than a few still offering these little gems. Better stock up now while they're still out there in the wild.

 

[Retired shooter]

I've still got a stash of my CCI shot handloads, but ask if anyone knows it they still offer the empty capsules for handloading .38 & .44. Anyone?

Never mind...sorry. Upon searching the wondernet, I see there are more than a few still offering these little gems. Better stock up now while they're still out there in the wild.

May I ask what you found, and where.?
Thank you.!

 

[Kracken McGraw]

May I ask what you found, and where.?
Thank you.!

I found a couple of places just on a quick google search this morning.

 

[itchyTF]

Every place I saw for .44 was out of stock or discontinued.

 

[itchyTF]

I found a couple of places just on a quick google search this morning.

Did you see any .44 in stock?

 

[Retired shooter]

What about 45 long colt, or maybe 410 bore.?

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Did you see any .44 in stock?

Sorry just looked at 38’s.

 

[brokeasajoke]

Make your own. Lube your shot and clean your bore. While I've not had much trouble *yet* with leading they say a little bit of copper choreboy does wonders to clean. I load anything and everything except salt in my 38s and 410. I have magtech 410 brass. I like the capsules but rarely are they instock anywhere I trust so I roll my own now. Rice for carpenter bees, wasps and the like will dent wood if you are too close.

 

[sdeeter19555]

Double Tap has some new snake loads in 41mag,45LC,44mag, 500SW mag, among other calibers. Saw Guns &Gear cable show. Had segment shooting into ballistic gelatin. No shot wad but light bullet with several hundred #9 shot pellets.

DT SnakeShot™

Doubletap Ammunition announces a new take on pistol shot shells; Doubletap SnakeShot™. This lineup gives the customer the ability to shoot birdshot with a predictable spread from their revolver. The #9 shot does not take the rifling in this shotshell, so there is not centrifugal spread, giving...

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CCI has some in 44mag...#4 shot if I remember correctly, I have some for my 4" Taurus.

 

[swd]

A friend gave me about 100 lbs of fork lift ballast which is about like #12 shot. I loaded that into 38 shot capsules. It’s extremely effective out of a short barreled 38/357 on rats.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1000810470?pid=916689
I saw these 38 Special on sale in 10 and 200 counts. 44 Special on sale too looked like.

 

[jsn]

Someone i knew said he used to make them with gas checks and #12 shot in 38 special cases.

Gas check on top and bottom of the shot, crimped on top.

 

[Retired shooter]

Would not be against trying to make my own. We're to find small small amount # 12 shot, for snake loads.?

 

[itchyTF]

Why not #9, 10 or 11?
One source

I've read some people roll their own by using a gas check top & bottom and crimp. To avoid leading I'm wondering if this could be used after cutting to size. Mylar wraps

 

[itchyTF]

Or something like this. Out of stock but could do you're own with individual components.

 

[skeeljc]

I have used Speer shot capsules with 9 shot in a .357 S&W 19 with a 4" barrel on rats. Very effective.

 

[spaniel]

If you're serious about shooting rats with .22 shotshells, find one of the pump action Remington .22 shotguns. I have one and it will kill rats at a surprising distance (for a .22). When I was a kid I'd knock them off the barn wall from 10 yards or so. You must shoot the crimped shells due to the tube mag though.

I have a cheap .22 revolver I bought just to shoot carpenter bees with 22 shot.