The Snake Charmer was introduced in 1978, by H.Koon, Inc, of Dallas, Texas. The term 'Snake Charmer' would go on to become synonymous with any small, short-barreled, single-shot. They may also be easily disassembled for 'storage in a back-pack or large tackle box.' They are commonly used by gardeners and farmers for pest control. These light weight 3 1/2 pound guns have an overall length of 28 1/8 inches and will easily fit on the saddle of a horse. 410 bore, stainless steel, single shot, break-action shotgun, with an exposed hammer, an 18 1/8 inch barrel, black molded plastic furniture and a short thumb-hole butt-stock that holds four additional 2 1/2 shotgun shells. Whereas there are a ton of fun loads for shotguns, I’ve always found that nothing gets a message across better than a chest full of buckshot.The Snake Charmer is a. I’m a BIG fan of Federals 2.5″, 000 buckshot, with four pellets and a muzzle velocity of 850 feet per second. This leaves your attacker with a large hole and second thoughts. It consists of two 35-caliber balls and a slug. I also like Hornady’s Triple Defense load. The 3″ shells shoot four disks and 16 pellets, leaving a lovely pattern of destruction across the center mass of any attacker who dared challenge your.

The 2.5″ shells shoot three plated disks and 12 small pellets. 410 ammo I like is the Winchester PDX1 Defender shells. The size of your home, the distance from your muzzle to the attacker, the ammo you’re using, etc., will all have an effect on how much “spread” you’ll get before your shot makes contact with the goon who decided to make an uninvited visit into your castle. Of course, that was before Gropey-Joe Biden slimed his way into office and drove the price of 2nd Amendment freedoms through the roof. I bought mine used, slightly banged up, off of for $230. 410 ammo is expensive IF YOU CAN FIND IT. This weapon is a lot of fun to practice with. This serves two functions: 1) it blinds the bad guy and 2) it makes sure I’m about to shoot the right person. I added a blinding 1200 lumen flashlight with a pressure switch. I can fire this weapon with one hand if I need to. 7lEvpVENiqĪbove, a 410 Mossberg Cruiser with other weapons. The pistol-grip shotgun is a 3-load, Mossberg 410 ga. You can add a buttstock to it if you like but the pistol grip is half the My small arsenal.

unloaded, has a single bead sight and an ambidextrous safety. The Mossberg 500 Cruiser or “snake-charmer” is perfect for a lighter framed person or someone who needs a home-defense weapon in a smaller house or apartment. You can easily fit it in a larger suitcase or break it down and put it in a backpack. It has almost no recoil, and only a bit when shooting slugs.

That, with the shorter barrel, means the weapon is easy to maneuver.

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