On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 14:26:56 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 10:20:37 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Saturday, March 29, 2014 10:07:49 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 09:25:51 -0700 (PDT), Tim

wrote:



Anyone? Who knows, maybe those damn pythons will work their way up here!



john, I've handled and shot one. I was impressed with it's size, but not the price. One neat thing about it is that it will handle a .410 shotgun slug! Easy to handle with no really distinctive kick. If you load it with bird shot it's great against critters.



I always wondered why a .410 slug would be more effective than a hot

load in .45LC.

To start with the powder charge in a .410 would be optimized for a 20"

or longer barrel. I would expect a major part of the powder to burn

after the slug left the muzzle.

I know guys who were serious about performance loaded very fast

powders for their "snubbies" to squeeze out maximum velocity.

Shotgun powders are pretty slow.

But at close range, (like snakes or rats or home intruders) I can't see it would make any difference. I know there are people out there that study loading to a science, but I never was one of them. If the round is easy to come up with at a reasonable cost, that's for me.

I know a guy that has a .500 SW.

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/therundown/5.jpg

That shell is just plain angry. I've shot it and it's close to being a wrist breaker. And approx $3.00 a shot.

He thinks it's cool. I think "what's the point?"

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It's a "show gun" and conversation piece, not much more. I suppose if
you are into shooting buffalos or grizzly bears at short range it
might have some value.

If Tim was coming at you in a dark alley, you might *think* grizzly bear!