[AT] O.T.--shootin' skunks (357 vrs 38)

[Phil Auten]

Yeah, that'll work, but I think he's trying to do this a little 
quieter and to eliminate the ricochet problem.
The .38s should be not much louder than a .22 and a lot more deadly. 
I would use the soft points or
even hollow points in the .223 as long as the bullets are designed as 
"varmint" projectiles. these are
designed to fragment violently if they hit anything, thus eliminating 
the ricochet problem. I have used the
62 gr. soft points on coyotes with outstanding success out to 250 
yards. That was before I leased my
pasture for grazing. I haven't had a coyote problem since the cows came in.
As for skunks, the biggest problem we seem to have with them is they 
get killed on the road and
Bubba the wonder dog rolls in them. Now that stinks!

Phil

At 02:13 PM 8/24/2006, you wrote:
>Mini-14 Ranch in .223 Rem with FMJs for coons.  Soft points make too 
>much mess.  Usually kill 3 or 4 a year that are tearing up bird 
>feeders.  Let the dogs out to tree em,  my Dewalt flashlight fits 
>good in may hand along with the forearm and the rest is just finding 
>them in the scope
>.
>Greg W.
>Wolverine Mi.
>
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>>John,
>>No problem with the .38 Specials in the levergun. They'll work even better
>>than in the pistol due to the longer barrel and lack of cylinder gap.
>>
>>Phil
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From    : John Wilkens <jwilkens at eoni.com>
>>Sent    : Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:13:40 -0700
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>>Subject : [AT] O.T.--shootin' skunks (357 vrs 38)
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>>>Pretty off topic but I wonder if someone can tell me if shooting 38
>>specials in a 357 mag. lever gun is OK--like it is in a
>>pistol.  Gotta find something a little quieter than my 12 ga. here on
>>the farm for late night shooting to thin out the skunks and racoons
>>(racoons killing--and eating-- our kitten crop).  John W.
>>
>>                    In the wide-open spaces of NE Oregon
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