No,because I said “clip” instead of “magazine.”
Yet again, I am the Poster Child for Ignorance. 
Mrs. Plant was standing behind me yelling, “the head is moving! Shoot the head!” I thought I could hit a quarter size target at eight feet, but not when it’s moving like that.
As light as possible; it’s hard for snakes to handle the recoil without thumbs.
I think it’s safe to say that using a standard .45 cal for such a job qualifies as silly as well as dangerous. That’s a whole lot of power and those bullets travel far. Also the “I freaked as I always do and gave him the rest of the clip” response doesn’t inspire confidence in the owners ability to safely own and operate the weapon.
It hearkens to a Homer-esque attitude to gun ownership.
Impractical, at any rate. Now I know to use No. 8 in the shotgun.
It’s been a snake filled year here also. I guess it has something to do with the mild winter. I try to leave non- poisonous snakes alone even though they scare the crap out of me but Copper heads and moccasins get the shotgun. It might be different if they were endangered but they are nearly as common as squirrels around here.
Dragon’s Breath. It has the added benefit of roasting the snake so you can eat it afterwards.
More fun and better for penile compensation too!
Use a .410, a lot of companies even make ‘.410 snake charmers’ for this very purpose.
I advocate a pump action .410 for snakes, loaded with birdshot.
You can also get the Taurus Judge (as mentioned earlier in this thread), I’ve heard positive things about it from a fellow at the range who injured his left hand/arm and cannot support any weight with it, and has had snake problems around his home in the country, but I have no personal experience.
I’m quite certain that it isn’t more fun.
I’m quite certain the muscle car attracts more ladies than the gun. The faster the better. Women and car, natch.
You mean to tell me that women are not impressed when I tell them I can shoot my whole gun off in under 60 seconds? 
I’m still quite certain that firearms are more fun than cars.
As to whether or not they attract women – neither cars nor guns are necessary for me to attract women.
Sick burn! 
Rule 34, my friend.
Rule 34 only applies to porn to be found on the internet.
No need. Do you think the anti guns believe everybody on this board is absolutely safe at all times with their guns, like they claim? Do you think we believe that all their kids have been completely schooled in gun usage and gun danger and they will never make a mistake? We know it is BS. Gun owners are as responsible as car owners. They come in all kinds and levels of respect . That is just reality.
Target rounds? Having shot a few snakes with a shotgun I can tell you that any load will work well if you are close enough. And ‘close enough’ won’t put you close enough to be in danger.
Thanks, the 12 gauge next time with No. 8 target.
I hit him or really pissed him off the first time, split him open the second, and let Mrs. Plant out of the house. She was frightened that it was moving. I told her it was nerves, but she was afraid to let me pick it up. “The head is still moving! Shoot the head!” I figured I could hit a quarter size target at eight feet, but it was wriggling quite a bit. The part of the body behind the shot that tore it open wasn’t wriggling, so I thought if I could hit the head it would stop and Mrs. Plant would stop screaming. It took another five rounds.
The shotgun will be a lot easier next time.
Thanks, all.
Memo to self: Do not tell Mrs. Plant when I kill something.
Dude, she’s going to know if you’re using either a 12 ga or 45 
I have a S&W 686 with .38 snake loads, and a 12 gauge handy for all the copperheads.
My favorite anti-snake weapon, however, is my machete. I chop the hiss out of 'em.