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

[Greg Whittaker]

Soft points at close range tend to make a mess.  FMJs punch a clean hole in 
and out.  I speak from experience
;-)  A 22 LR with hollow points oughta do a ggod job and be fairly quiet. 
Even 22 shorts at close range

Greg W.
Wolverine Mi.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Auten" <pga2 at hot1.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] O.T.--shootin' skunks (357 vrs 38)


> 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.
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: <pga2 at hot1.net>
>>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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>>Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 6:56 AM
>>Subject: Re: [AT] O.T.--shootin' skunks (357 vrs 38)
>>
>>
>>>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
>>>To      : at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>>Subject : [AT] O.T.--shootin' skunks (357 vrs 38)
>>>
>>>
>>>>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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