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Old 05-24-2010, 10:12 PM   #1
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carrying because you're afraid of snakes
don't mess with texas

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The governor, a concealed handgun permit holder, said he takes the gun with him when running on trails because he is afraid of snakes.
 
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Old 05-24-2010, 11:18 PM   #2
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In Texas and much of the South/Southwest, you'd be rightly afraid of snakes.
My grandfather nearly lost a foot to a nasty bite from a cottonmouth.
 
Old 05-25-2010, 08:16 AM   #3
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In Texas and much of the South/Southwest, you'd be rightly afraid of snakes.
My grandfather nearly lost a foot to a nasty bite from a cottonmouth.
sure, i would be afraid of snakes. but carrying a purse pistol to defend myself against a snake?
 
Old 05-25-2010, 08:30 AM   #4
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sure, i would be afraid of snakes. but carrying a purse pistol to defend myself against a snake?
once again, you prove you really have no idea what you are talking about. people have been carrying pistols for snakes for years.




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Old 05-25-2010, 08:46 AM   #5
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once again, you prove you really have no idea what you are talking about. people have been carrying pistols for snakes for years.




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and what's the ratio of successfully hitting a snake in 6 shots or less to getting bit because you missed?
 
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or are you just shooting at it hoping the noise will make it go away?
 
Old 05-25-2010, 08:51 AM   #7
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carrying snake shot helps with the hit/miss ratio.
 
Old 05-25-2010, 08:58 AM   #8
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carrying snake shot helps with the hit/miss ratio.
texas governor was carrying hollow points.
 
Old 05-25-2010, 09:02 AM   #9
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my guess is, he wasn't carrying for leg-less snakes...
 
Old 05-25-2010, 10:23 PM   #10
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Ha thats hilarious! I want one! I already got 2 little cute pistols a third would be fun!
 
Old 05-25-2010, 11:39 PM   #11
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too bad we aren't texans.
 
Old 05-26-2010, 11:34 AM   #12
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Ha thats hilarious! I want one! I already got 2 little cute pistols a third would be fun!
are you going to get the coyote special?
 
Old 05-27-2010, 07:41 PM   #13
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Nah im holding out for the gooeyduck edition
 
Old 05-27-2010, 11:16 PM   #14
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Nah im holding out for the gooeyduck edition
good call. now we just have to wait for someone important to get attacked by a geoduck...
 
Old 05-28-2010, 07:30 AM   #15
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and what's the ratio of successfully hitting a snake in 6 shots or less to getting bit because you missed?
There IS such a thing as 'snake shot', ammo!
 
Old 05-28-2010, 01:26 PM   #16
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There IS such a thing as 'snake shot', ammo!
as jeffy mentioned early, and i found via google. however...it looks like a pita to get snake shot in .380.
 
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as jeffy mentioned early, and i found via google. however...it looks like a pita to get snake shot in .380.
people from texas can actually hit snakes with hollow points
 
Old 05-31-2010, 12:53 PM   #18
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people from texas can actually hit snakes with hollow points
all of them or just governors?
 
Old 05-31-2010, 05:21 PM   #19
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all of them or just governors?
dunno.

I've never been in the inner sanctum of texas.
 
Old 05-31-2010, 09:23 PM   #20
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people from texas can actually hit snakes with hollow points

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dunno.

I've never been in the inner sanctum of texas.
so is this just speculation?
 
Old 06-01-2010, 06:00 AM   #21
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so is this just speculation?
no.

I don't know if everyone from texas can.

but I know at least some can.
 
Old 06-01-2010, 05:34 PM   #22
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There IS such a thing as 'snake shot', ammo!
I used to walk my dog carrying my 44 with the first two rounds being bird shot.
Probably would work pretty good on a snake
 
Old 06-03-2010, 05:06 PM   #23
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Nothing wrong with carrying a 380 for use on snakes... it's called marksmanship.
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