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Re: Trapline firearm [Re: Beaver_Slayer] #8559294
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The price on the taurus i posted is off there website.they can be had brand new for under 400

Re: Trapline firearm [Re: tomahawker] #8559297
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Originally Posted by tomahawker
I second the Criket. More affordable and quieter than any pistol. And dare I say more accurate when dispatching trapped critters. I also use an HR exactly like dobbins’ that my Dad gave me. Have dropped it on the road checking bridges, cracked the wood grip. Have dropped it in the water. Take the cricket


I found when I carried a rifle I set it down lean it against a tree , remake a set and get 20 yards out carrying stuff and was like got to go back for my rifle

pistol comes out of the holster , right back in the holster always there

6 rounds without reloading , reload every time I get back to the truck to be topped off I do carry a dozen rounds in a pocket but usually just reload at the truck

also in my state pistol stays loaded on belt in the truck , rifle must be unloaded every time it goes in the truck


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Re: Trapline firearm [Re: Bob Jameson] #8559316
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Originally Posted by Bob Jameson
Those short break barrel pistols don't fare well on dispatch in my experience.


I've heard this before but have not experienced it myself.

I wonder how many people ever practice with their dispatch guns to see just where they are hitting at a few feet away. I know on mine I need to use about 1/2 the front sight to hit right on the flat area I want it to. I've had others that you needed the whole sight in the back sight and some, just the very tip. Even 2-4' way it'll change. 1" too high or too low can change things a lot.

Re: Trapline firearm [Re: GREENCOUNTYPETE] #8559332
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Originally Posted by GREENCOUNTYPETE
Originally Posted by tomahawker
I second the Criket. More affordable and quieter than any pistol. And dare I say more accurate when dispatching trapped critters. I also use an HR exactly like dobbins’ that my Dad gave me. Have dropped it on the road checking bridges, cracked the wood grip. Have dropped it in the water. Take the cricket


I found when I carried a rifle I set it down lean it against a tree , remake a set and get 20 yards out carrying stuff and was like got to go back for my rifle

pistol comes out of the holster , right back in the holster always there

6 rounds without reloading , reload every time I get back to the truck to be topped off I do carry a dozen rounds in a pocket but usually just reload at the truck

also in my state pistol stays loaded on belt in the truck , rifle must be unloaded every time it goes in the truck


I left a ruger 10-22 in the woods over night one time leaned up against a tree lol.found it the next day running the line.bad part was I needed it way before I got to it.

Re: Trapline firearm [Re: Paul Dobbins] #8559341
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Originally Posted by Paul Dobbins
This was dad's trapline gun, and the first gun I ever fired. It's an H&R 9 shot made around 1953. Dad always shot shorts in it, as do I.

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That's some kinda cool Mr. Paul.


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Re: Trapline firearm [Re: Beaver_Slayer] #8559344
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Heritage rough rider here. 10 years and still doing just fine. And my pocket piece is an American arms cx22. 8 shot 22lr semiauto. It's close to 30 years old.


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Re: Trapline firearm [Re: Beaver_Slayer] #8559352
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I use a lcp2 by Ruger. .22LR, it’s just a bit bigger than my phone. Has a pocket clip like a pocket knife. Have mark 2 and 3 also but prefer the little one.

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Re: Trapline firearm [Re: Wild_Idaho] #8559388
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Originally Posted by Wild_Idaho
I use a Heritage Rough Rider .22lr for all non-pole dispatches. Works awesome on coyotes, very quick. If you are set on something bigger maybe .22wmr but I feel it's a bit too much for most critters in a trap. It's ballistically like a .38 special.

Yep, used mine today and does a good job and I don't need an expensive pistol.


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Re: Trapline firearm [Re: Beaver_Slayer] #8559396
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Depends on what's at hand. We have 2 ruger marks 2s, single 10 and h and r. Our H&R was a gift given to my oldest boy if mine i would toss it out. The cylinder lock up is not correct and it shaves lead off the bullet and it hits out the sides at the cylinder gap. I had to tighten up the barrel it would move left and right some. It shoots high left not point of aim. Only good for trap line distance and for something you dont care if you loose out of a boat.

Have used .22 rifles and .22 air guns as well. Not really particularly .

Re: Trapline firearm [Re: Beaver_Slayer] #8559402
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Put me in the camp of the Heritage RR haters. I had a couple over the years, they are very heavy, very slow to load, and feel like you're carrying a brick on your side. They shoot most all the time but they suck to carry and load.

I had an old Astra that I wish someone hadn't messed with the trigger because it was a perfect trap line gun if it were safe. It held 9 .22lr or shorts, light, and double action so the cylinder folded out for fast easy reloading.

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Re: Trapline firearm [Re: Beaver_Slayer] #8559414
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This has been my trapline gun the last two seasons. A 1956 I frame Smith and Wesson 22/32 Kit gun. Very light and comfortable to pack. I keep it stoked with the CCI Quiet segmented rounds and use them primarily for dispatching coyotes. Most other animals I use my death ray catch pole. I haven’t had good success with the death ray on coyotes so I heart shoot them. Very little blood and lights out quickly. I save the skulls but even if I didn’t, I’d still heart shoot them. Head shots just make too much of a mess. Especially when you use the high velocity hollow points.

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Trail cameras and fresh snow have broke a lot of trapper’s hearts.
Re: Trapline firearm [Re: marty weatherup] #8559458
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Originally Posted by marty weatherup
This has been my trapline gun the last two seasons. A 1956 I frame Smith and Wesson 22/32 Kit gun. Very light and comfortable to pack. I keep it stoked with the CCI Quiet segmented rounds and use them primarily for dispatching coyotes. Most other animals I use my death ray catch pole. I haven’t had good success with the death ray on coyotes so I heart shoot them. Very little blood and lights out quickly. I save the skulls but even if I didn’t, I’d still heart shoot them. Head shots just make too much of a mess. Especially when you use the high velocity hollow points.

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The mess is why a friend i know used a .17 to heart shoot coyotes. Small hole no exit and job done quickly.

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