We tried a little experiment today. We have carpenter bees every year, and they are destructive; boring holes into your house to raise their young. I primed a couple of .44 Special cases, added a bit of Herco powder, put a card on top of the powder, filled the case with Cream Of Wheat, and placed another card on top of the Cream Of Wheat. We went out to try them and the bees were not out in the cold, but we found a couple of red wasp nests being built under the eaves. These loads smoked 'em, and with no damage to the paint. Gotta load a bunch now. Murder Wasps, Look Out!
I use a badminton racket
ReplyDeleteSounds great! gotta try it
ReplyDeleteoatmeal...same same. Try it in a 20 gauge for area effects.
ReplyDeletealso pastina.
I have used air rifles or pistols to goo effect, when noise was an issue.
ReplyDeleteAs kids, we lived in a 1906 craftsman-style house which was made of redwood. My father would pay us the princely sum of 10 cents per carpenter bee and 25 cents per gopher. Using Mel's method (badminton racquet), we could pretty easily work up a buck or two in no time. Gophers were a different story.
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