Whatzit?

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Wow, that analysis sounds brilliant, to me.

Did you ever do ORIENTEERING Murph?

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OK, we answered what the M post was, now for a new Whatzit.

Whatzits?

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I'll help y'all read the bottom to the shells.
IVI: Industries Valcartier Inc.
66: 1966.
9mm: Nine millimeter.

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[robert.]

Tracers

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Tracers

No.

[HONDO74]

They look like semi auto pistol shot shells. sometimes called snake shot...

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They look like semi auto pistol shot shells. sometimes called snake shot...

I agree on what it looks like but snake shot is not what they are.

[chuck]

Simunition.

Training rounds.

[HONDO74]

Simunition.

Training rounds.

Simunitions and Reality-Based Training: Simulating what cannot be Replicated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6tVOUWdvQY

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Simunition.

Training rounds.

That is it.

It doesn't hurt when you get shot by these plastic bullets, it just stings a little bit.
Mark had the privilege of pretending to be a terrorist in a SWAT simulation.
He describes the experience in this video...
Mark: https://youtu.be/-fZGvQYH1MM

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They look like semi auto pistol shot shells. sometimes called snake shot...

I don't have any snake shot ammo. Maybe I should.

I am working on a channel drain for the front of the house.


Yesterday I felt something looking at me as I used a pick axe to shave a 1° slop in the channel.
When I saw it in the grass, I took a photo before pulling it out.


As I pulled it out, I recognized I had hold of a two and a half foot water moccasin, way too far behind its neck.
Edit: Robert identified it as a common water snake. He is correct, it now looks like a Diamond Back Water Snake (non-venomous.)
Lynnette recognized it too and started hollering, "Get away from it!"
I let go and it tried to get away but went the wrong way, ending up in a corner of the house foundation.


Clever snake. With its head and neck up against the concrete I could not get a grip on its neck. If I tried it would just pull back and strike my hand.

I never needed a snake tong in Arizona, rattle snakes are more aggressive and therefore easier to grab by the neck. I have a snake tong on order now.

Lynnette to the rescue... she came out with a shotgun and ordered, get back, get back! The snake must have thought she was ordering it back to the creek because it took off toward the creek. I was backing up from the shotgun when... BAM!!! Lynnette missed the snake by 6 inches. The snake changed course back into the grass.

It is hard to miss a varmint with snakeshell (or snake shot) because pistols have no choke in the barrel.

[robert.]

410 bird shot in a 44mag revolver will work.

[HONDO74]

Maybe we need to start a new thread called Wayne and the snake interaction to go along with Murph and the bear interaction.

[robert.]

3 foot of pvc pipe and 4 foot of clothes line will remove a snake. stick the rope through your pvc pipe and make a noose on the end. slide noose around snake. pull rope tight up through pvc. carry snake away. Release rope and let snake slither away. I think your snake is a regular water snake.