Carry a gun on your mower?

[bigblock]

I haven't carried while mowing, but I have dispatched a few snakes around the yard and pond.

If was going to carry while mowing, I have a Smith & Wesson Model 60 stainless that I would load with shot cartridges. Its very small and does the job out to about 20 yards. I would have to carry the stainless. In summer, I would ruin a blued gun with sweat.

Even a .22 with shot will do OK. You just have to get closer. With a handgun and shot cartridges, the shorter the barrel the better.

The Model 60 is a great gun but I would doubt my ability to make an effective shot on a snakes head from 60 feet, even with a .38 shot cartridge, but I really don't have much experience with them. I used to load the Ruger with shot but it isn't terribly effective, even at close range. I just load it with long rifle hollow points now and it's good for most anything that I'm liable to encounter while mowing. I can hit a snake in the head from 15 or 20 feet without a problem.

You are absolutely correct about the short barrel. Many people don't believe that but it's true.

 

[bigblock]

In my neighborhood I carry one 24/7 to protect myself from the crime. I do have a permit. I have snakes buy they are nearly as dangerous.

I worked in South Florida for 20 years as a police officer and I don't blame you a bit. I have carried a gun for most of my life and, even now, still have one somewhere close at all times. I have seen enough victims in my career to be convinced that I will never be one if I can help it.

 

[originalswampfox]

Amen, I'm a senior citizen in FL and we are prime targets.

 

[bigblock]

Amen, I'm a senior citizen in FL and we are prime targets.

I guess I'm a senior too but I ain't going down without a fight, you shouldn't either. :thumbsup:

 

[jamminloud]

It's better to have a gun and not need it than to need it and not have it in my book.

I use a garden hoe on snakes. Unless it's a shotgun, I can shoot all day at a snake and miss it. A good heavy garden hoe works every time. I'm a farmer/rancher born and raised. We kill the bad snakes and leave the good one's alone for pest control. :biggrin:

Bad boy 60" AOS diesel

 

[bigblock]

It's better to have a gun and not need it than to need it and not have it in my book.

You are exactly right!

 

[originalswampfox]

I agree 100%

 

[reynoldston]

Amen, I'm a senior citizen in FL and we are prime targets.

Is it so bad where you live that you have to carrier a gun on your lawn mower for shooting a human? Boy I am glad I don't live in your neighbor hood. Snakes I can under stand but the humans I can't. I guess if it was that bad where I have to fear for my life that I have to carrier a gun on my mower and hope I can shoot faster then the person after me I would be moveing. It sounds like a westeran movie.

 

[SouthTech]

My mower does 18 mph and has a hydraulic deck lift?f I encounter a snake?ou can read between the lines
:thumbsup:

 

[bigblock]

Is it so bad where you live that you have to carrier a gun on your lawn mower for shooting a human? Boy I am glad I don't live in your neighbor hood. Snakes I can under stand but the humans I can't. I guess if it was that bad where I have to fear for my life that I have to carrier a gun on my mower and hope I can shoot faster then the person after me I would be moveing. It sounds like a westeran movie.

Somewhere along the line things got a little off track here. The mower gun has nothing to do with humans. Person on person crime is not a major problem in these parts. Possibly because it's common knowledge that most everybody around here has a gun.