It aint happened yet, but we're still trying here. 'Ok, Boys," I say, "If you're good we'll hop into Blue Truck and go looking for a Rattlesnake this afternoon."
Even the Two Year Old starts chanting, "Blue Truck, Blue Truck, Blue Truck."
I don't remember how many times I asked Pappy which khuk to get for snakes. He liked the Sirupatis. The 18" swung faster but the 20" was the one he liked best because the extra 2" length just seemed to make the difference between safety and chance.
If my memory is correct, in his last months Pappy had a 18" Kobra. In theory, the Kobras should do best of all against snakes. They swing fast, and the lack of mass is not important when the resistance is a snake head.
When I was in Reno, Yangdu placed an 18" Kobra in my hand, and it swung like an extension of my arm. Perhaps I should have stopped right there, but Pappy's belief in two more inches led me to a 20" Kobra. This was Sher built and tough- and it weighed about 25 oz.
If any Kobra should cut wood this was it. And I've tried. Yes, it will cut smaller branches. But the design of the Kobra is not for wood. Yes, I know many of you have received good service on select tasks with this instrument, such as vines and bushy undergrowth. I would use a Kobra for no more.
Without the mass forward it bounces off more substancial targets.
The Old Hands are right when they look to a length weight ratio of a pure martial blade at little over an oz to an inch.
I've called three machine shops in Montana and none of them are set up to remove metal from the Kobra. If I could get two lightening cuts on each side of the forward blade, I think I'd have the perfect snake getter. Tough as Sher can, but with a few oz's less even faster than it is today. Oh, it's fast enough for a snake.
Stories of Rattlesnakes striking at the bullet shot towards them are so much malarky. They aren't that fast, even on a hot day.
Many times we've loaded the PickUp to look for snakes. We've not seen a single one- other than the King Rattler by the NDN cave, which is off limits. I think the late season snowstorm might have finished off many Rattlers caught out in the open. We usually find several crawling across the dirst roads, but this year none.
By the Way- those of you wanting to call Bura's new Kobra the "Viper" have it wrong, IMHO. It looks more like a real Cobra with it's hood out in warning and anger than even the original Kobra Khuk. If anything, the name should stay within the Cobra snake line- be the most dangerous Cobra species. Be that King Cobra or what I do not know.
munk
Even the Two Year Old starts chanting, "Blue Truck, Blue Truck, Blue Truck."
I don't remember how many times I asked Pappy which khuk to get for snakes. He liked the Sirupatis. The 18" swung faster but the 20" was the one he liked best because the extra 2" length just seemed to make the difference between safety and chance.
If my memory is correct, in his last months Pappy had a 18" Kobra. In theory, the Kobras should do best of all against snakes. They swing fast, and the lack of mass is not important when the resistance is a snake head.
When I was in Reno, Yangdu placed an 18" Kobra in my hand, and it swung like an extension of my arm. Perhaps I should have stopped right there, but Pappy's belief in two more inches led me to a 20" Kobra. This was Sher built and tough- and it weighed about 25 oz.
If any Kobra should cut wood this was it. And I've tried. Yes, it will cut smaller branches. But the design of the Kobra is not for wood. Yes, I know many of you have received good service on select tasks with this instrument, such as vines and bushy undergrowth. I would use a Kobra for no more.
Without the mass forward it bounces off more substancial targets.
The Old Hands are right when they look to a length weight ratio of a pure martial blade at little over an oz to an inch.
I've called three machine shops in Montana and none of them are set up to remove metal from the Kobra. If I could get two lightening cuts on each side of the forward blade, I think I'd have the perfect snake getter. Tough as Sher can, but with a few oz's less even faster than it is today. Oh, it's fast enough for a snake.
Stories of Rattlesnakes striking at the bullet shot towards them are so much malarky. They aren't that fast, even on a hot day.
Many times we've loaded the PickUp to look for snakes. We've not seen a single one- other than the King Rattler by the NDN cave, which is off limits. I think the late season snowstorm might have finished off many Rattlers caught out in the open. We usually find several crawling across the dirst roads, but this year none.
By the Way- those of you wanting to call Bura's new Kobra the "Viper" have it wrong, IMHO. It looks more like a real Cobra with it's hood out in warning and anger than even the original Kobra Khuk. If anything, the name should stay within the Cobra snake line- be the most dangerous Cobra species. Be that King Cobra or what I do not know.
munk
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