Originally posted by Ted Schefelbein:
Now, a smoothbore .22 rifle behaves much different when loaded with shot, and a snake doesn't stand much of a chance with this combination out to maybe twelve short paces. When I was a kid, .22 smoothbores were cheap when you stumbled on them-now they cost more.
If you are talking about a 22 smoothbore pistol, then isn't by definition a short barreled shotgun?
Even a smoothbore 22 rifle would require a barrel length of more than 18".
Perhaps she would prefer a snake charmer 410? They are light and will certainly do the job.
Pete