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Old 02-04-2020, 11:56   #16
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I use these so I don't have to spend the night in a rat blind:
Those are excellent traps...I bait them with rat poison outside for the pack rats...they love that rat poison....never an issue inside but they can fk up a vehicle.
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Old 02-04-2020, 13:30   #17
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they can fk up a vehicle.
I have had rat problems twice. They like the taste of the foam on vehicle air conditioners, plus electrical and brake lines.

We have rats big time in the Florida Keys and because the Keys have 6 indigenous species on the endangered list, you can't use kill-baits or kill-traps.

The Keys are also a National Bird, National Salt Water Crocodile, and Key Deer Sanctuary, BUT I will always be a Happy Conch :]

The biggest is the Gambian rat

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A Gambian giant rat, caught in the Florida Keys. In 2007, officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission began extensive efforts to remove the rats – which average about 3 pounds in size but can grow up to 3 feet long and weigh up to 9 pounds, making them the world's largest rat – from Grassy Key. Jun 3, 2014
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Threatened and endangered species of the Florida Keys include:
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  • Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit
  • Key Largo Cotton Mouse
  • Key Largo Woodrat
  • Sea Turtles
  • American Alligator
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Old 02-04-2020, 19:14   #18
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Make sure you use EAR & eye protection in enclosed areas..
Suh-weeeeet rig, sir - worth coveting. The better to be polite with.


Jeebers, I bet that thing is 2x as handy as it looks. 2 thumbs-up.
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Old 02-04-2020, 21:53   #19
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Those are excellent traps...I bait them with rat poison outside for the pack rats...they love that rat poison....never an issue inside but they can fk up a vehicle.
I use peanut butter. It's cheaper and I like it, too.
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Jeebers, I bet that thing is 2x as handy as it looks. 2 thumbs-up.

The PPK/S is very handy and pocketable, but the sights bearly (1/64"?) clear the can tube. This makes the sight picture questionable at times. This target was at 25ft. The pistol does have it's limits.

My 22/45 is a better shooter but is a significantly larger package.

My tack driver is the S&W 41, but it's not threaded
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My tack driver is the S&W 41, but it's not threaded
As it should be. Those were sweet; don't EVER let it go (like I did). Anyone who's not handled one of those or one of the better grade High Standards has missed out. There's a reason that 41 was/is still a choice among Bullseye shooters for their rimfire stages.
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