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CCI Shotshells
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Just read an analysis of the venerable CCI line of shotshells, often known as "snakeshot." The premise was to find out how well the various calibers might perform on other small varmints at closer ranges. It turns out one of the best performing rounds (in terms of patterning) was the .45ACP, which could be used on small beasties out to 10 or 15 yards or so without large holes in the pattern. These shells, and the .40 caliber, are designed differently from the others in the CCI line. Instead of plastic containers of shot attached to "regular" shell cases, these look more like whole rounds, with the shot encased in a design shaped like a whole bullet, with even a bit of curvature at the tip so the round will chamber smoothly, and a small plastic window at the flatnose for the shot to escape when fired. Apparently, this is an efficient design for delivering the shot in a reasonably even pattern at shorter small varmint distances. I would like to try both the .40 and the .45 based on the article. I already have some CCI in .44 Specials for my Bulldog Pug "utility gun."
I have heard previously that it is fairly easy to impress your friends by secretly loading your weapon with shotshells and hitting quarters thrown into the air almost every time. Needless to say, this can be a dangerous business if the coin, or ricocheting shot, flies too close to a bystander, and the "game" is not recommended.
- Life NRA Member
"If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
I have heard previously that it is fairly easy to impress your friends by secretly loading your weapon with shotshells and hitting quarters thrown into the air almost every time. Needless to say, this can be a dangerous business if the coin, or ricocheting shot, flies too close to a bystander, and the "game" is not recommended.
- Life NRA Member
"If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878