About any 4" barreled 357 will be a good choice. I own 2 Security Six's, a model 65 stainless steel, two GP-100s a 4 and 6' version and a model 28. also in 38 special a model 15.
Those work for me as a general purpose gun. I reload and like KraigWy I pretty much just shoot lead bullets. I like to use a 357 case with a 158gr lead bullet powered by 6.6grs of Unique. Thats a good mid range load that gets 1100+ fps from a 4" barrel. That should do for anything I am likely needing to shoot.
I shot one medium sized goat with that load. Just as I shot he took off and I ended up hitting him in the back of the left leg. The bullet went all the way through goat and exited in the right shoulder. He took one step more and dropped dead. The shoulder blade had a perfect 36 caliber hole in it.
And I too like snakes and don't like to kill them just because they are there. Instead of shooting them maybe carry one of these with you one the trail.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1152516042/cold-steel-sjambok-impact-tool-kraton-black
http://www.coldsteel.com/products/other-cold-steel-products/54.html?___SID=U
Those work for me as a general purpose gun. I reload and like KraigWy I pretty much just shoot lead bullets. I like to use a 357 case with a 158gr lead bullet powered by 6.6grs of Unique. Thats a good mid range load that gets 1100+ fps from a 4" barrel. That should do for anything I am likely needing to shoot.
I shot one medium sized goat with that load. Just as I shot he took off and I ended up hitting him in the back of the left leg. The bullet went all the way through goat and exited in the right shoulder. He took one step more and dropped dead. The shoulder blade had a perfect 36 caliber hole in it.
And I too like snakes and don't like to kill them just because they are there. Instead of shooting them maybe carry one of these with you one the trail.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1152516042/cold-steel-sjambok-impact-tool-kraton-black
http://www.coldsteel.com/products/other-cold-steel-products/54.html?___SID=U