CCI shotshell round
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Guy A
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Is there a "new" CCI .22 shotshell?
For years, I have used the CCI 31 grain #12/1000 fps "Pest Control" shotshell in my NAA mini revolver to fend off dog attacks on bicycle rides.
The round is too weak to cycle the action of semi-autos like the 15-22 and 10/22. You must single load and manually operate the bolt to eject empties.
The CCI's are fun to play with, but beyond 5 or 6 feet, they are worthless for their declared purpose of pest control.
thanks for the info.
I got a pack if I need it for snakes (copperheads) , low power is just what I was looking for but was wondering if it might mess up my barrel.
Majorlk
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Why? By the time the shot exits the barrel the pattern with be blown and you'll be lucky to hit anything at point-blank range.
In 40 years I have never found a practical use for them. Even .38 shot shells are close to useless.
In 40 years I have never found a practical use for them. Even .38 shot shells are close to useless.
Majorlk
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In my experience, unless the shot is to the face, all they do is make the dog mad.
Guy A
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I think the noise is as much of a deterrent as the shot. I aim to avoid the face. (Sorry to distract the thread)
Majorlk
Member
Could be you are right.
Rambo101
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Can they, will they damage the barrel?
Majorlk
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No, they won't damage the barrel, but what they will do is leave lots of lead smears in the rifling, necessitating a more careful cleaning if you shoot very many of them.
Personally, I see no need to shoot them out of a rifle. They are a solution in search of a problem.
No. I have not used the .22 calibers but have used the .38 &.44 with great success on snakes. The shorter the barrel the better the pattern.
22 shotshells are FUN for shooting bees on the fly with a .22 pistol. I have killed over 60 carpenter bees with shot and my little mdl. 34 around the house in the last couple of weeks. From the muzzle out to about 7 feet they will "smoke" a bee.
Majorlk
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I bought a Heritage Arms .22 revolver with the intention of using it solely with shotshells for snakes around here. The ammo isn't strong enough to cycle the action on a lot of semi-autos and the plastic tips don't load very well from a magazine either. I figure if it chews up the barrel of a $175 snake shooter I'm not out a lot. Still good to hear folks saying that it won't hurt the barrel though.
In the time it takes to draw, aim, and fire, you could easily step out of striking range of most snakes. When I first moved to AZ, with its bakers dozen of rattlesnake species, I carried a .357 with the first two chambers loaded with snake shot. It eventually dawned on me that despite having encountered many rattlers, in no circumstances would a gun have provided any "protection", and I quit this practice. My closest encounter occurred while trying to sort out the tracks of several bears around the edge of an earthen stock tank, and while starting to kneel to spread aside some grass, nearly planted my knee on a coiled, resting, Arizona Black rattler, which I think never knew I was there. Vigilance is way more important than weaponry.
Tin
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I have to agree with negative replys on the CCI shot shells with the plastic cups.. I have had far better success with the Federal or Winchester rounds with the full brass case and the crimped ends..They hold a far better pattern and at a longer distance from a short barreled rifle..This is just my personal observation... TIN...
Straightshooter2
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My Blackhawk loaded with .38 shotshells works quite well dispatching the copperheads I find in the yard.
As for the .22 shotshells, when I was a kid there was a rumor that using too many of them on rats/mice around the barn and snakes on the creek would ruin your barrel. These were, I believe, the Winchester version with the crimp. I think they had to have a little more velocity than the modern plastic ones to open that metal crimping at the front of the round so they probably leaded up the barrel a little faster. But nothing that a good cleaning couldn't cure.
CW
As for the .22 shotshells, when I was a kid there was a rumor that using too many of them on rats/mice around the barn and snakes on the creek would ruin your barrel. These were, I believe, the Winchester version with the crimp. I think they had to have a little more velocity than the modern plastic ones to open that metal crimping at the front of the round so they probably leaded up the barrel a little faster. But nothing that a good cleaning couldn't cure.
CW
