I am not familiar with the 22 "bird shot" that uses pellets, I guess I am too old school. The 22 "bird shot" I use is the brass case with a crimped end and it shoots small pieces of lead shavings. It does do the job on snakes and puts out a large enough pattern that it usually does the job with one shot. I would think that pellets would no be a great choice, particularly in a 22.
drover
No the crimped 22 shell you are familiar with holds 25 grains of #12 shot----- Bird Shot.
No! Your comment is wrong. Why do you feel it necessary to make a comment on what I have since you have not seen it?
The "bird shot" I have is about 50 years old, was made by Remington and is as described by me. I am down to my last 4 rounds of it after all of these years, it lasted a long time since it was only used for nearby snakes.
I did pick up a box of the "bird shot" with the #12 shot in it so that I will have some when the old stuff is gone. I haven't tried it yet so I did not comment on it, I only commented on what I have used.
drover
