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In reality, a snake can only strike a portion of the length of it's body...1/2,
2/3rds..depending on who you talk to. Regardless of barrel length, a good snake shot should penetrate from 3 or 4 feet and that 's more of what they are designed to do. A .410 should have enough poop to stretch the distances out some more. Don't expect much more that about 12 ft. for effective penetration with either, and I'd use a small shot to concentrate it in a small area. In my limited experience people expect too much from it. I once played with a form die from rcbs to make snake shot for 45 acp. I shortened .308 cases, used cut down 410 wads with a small charge of Red Dot powder and a crimped .357 gas check over the whole mess. What a waste of time... I decided if I couldn't hit a snake from 3 ft with the same .45, I should just go find a shovel.
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