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CCI Shotshells
« on: July 18, 2012, 07:14:21 PM »
Anyone use these in their 1911 or .40 Glock?  Just wondering if they work well and if they do in fact work on snakes.  Moving to a place that has rattlesnakes, copperheads, cotton mouths and coral snakes.  Just want to be ready in case I come across some of these in my yard.
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Re: CCI Shotshells
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2012, 07:45:10 PM »
I think they work OK in revolvers at close range.  :twocents:
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Re: CCI Shotshells
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2012, 07:47:19 PM »
Key word revolver.   They work excellent on snakes, but they don't have enough "power" to cycle the action of a semi-auto. 

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Re: CCI Shotshells
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2012, 08:07:38 PM »
 :yeah: That is spot on. They work for snakes and mice and other very small critters at very close range!
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Re: CCI Shotshells
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2012, 08:19:00 PM »
the .45 acp shotshell are quite effective snake medicine at close range, but again may not cycle your pistol..

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Re: CCI Shotshells
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2012, 08:41:31 PM »
Well, the CCI snake shot loads that I used in my Glock 21 cycled just fine and yes, they do a hell of a job on snakes. Must be those fancy high dollar 1911's they don't work in  :dunno:  :chuckle:
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Re: CCI Shotshells
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2012, 08:45:14 PM »
Well, the CCI snake shot loads that I used in my Glock 21 cycled just fine and yes, they do a hell of a job on snakes. Must be those fancy high dollar 1911's they don't work in  :dunno:  :chuckle:
Good thing I have both.  :chuckle:
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Re: CCI Shotshells
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2012, 09:13:42 PM »
Cycled fine in XD .45acp.
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Re: CCI Shotshells
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2012, 11:04:06 PM »
Use them in my Sig P229 .40 for starling control, rats, snakes, mice and even on a rabbit once... They don't cycle the slide, but that is just a minor inconvenience to me.  I also use the crimped ones in my .22 for shooting starlings in my shop and barn, enough to taken them out and they wont damage anything.  I haven't tried the .40 ones inside yet, they might work pretty well too, but I think the pellets are a little bigger and have a slightly higher velocity, so they may cause a little damage to thin metal or wood.
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Re: CCI Shotshells
« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2012, 12:21:58 AM »
22lr shotshells in my 22 revolver exterminate rats very handily, I can only guess that they would work well on snakes too. I would think that centerfire shotshells would just about reduce a snake to goo.
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Re: CCI Shotshells
« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2012, 12:33:27 AM »
.410 does for sure :chuckle:

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Re: CCI Shotshells
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2012, 07:47:41 AM »
.410 does for sure :chuckle:
Yeah, but a bit hard to carry one everyday all the time.
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Re: CCI Shotshells
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2012, 08:00:26 AM »
I shoot these in my .44 mag... for grouse, and carry them for snakes...  they work but have to be inside 15 ft. or less...   :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Re: CCI Shotshells
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Re: CCI Shotshells
« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2012, 03:04:03 PM »
They Cycle fine in a G21 with a stock recoil spring.  In a 1911(.45), i would go down to a 14lb spring (try ISMI) they should work then.

In snake country I always carry birdshot for the first shot and then ball after that. 

 


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