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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: jaymark6655 on July 18, 2012, 07:14:21 PM

Title: CCI Shotshells
Post by: jaymark6655 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.
Title: Re: CCI Shotshells
Post by: Special T on July 18, 2012, 07:45:10 PM: I think they work OK in revolvers at close range. :twocents:
Title: Re: CCI Shotshells
Post by: boneaddict 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.
Title: Re: CCI Shotshells
Post by: carpsniperg2 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!
Title: Re: CCI Shotshells
Post by: hillbilli 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..
Title: Re: CCI Shotshells
Post by: FALFire 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:
Title: Re: CCI Shotshells
Post by: jaymark6655 on July 18, 2012, 08:45:14 PM: Quote from: FALFire 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:
Good thing I have both. :chuckle:
Title: Re: CCI Shotshells
Post by: goosegetter79 on July 18, 2012, 09:13:42 PM: Cycled fine in XD .45acp.
Title: Re: CCI Shotshells
Post by: MadHatter 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.
Title: Re: CCI Shotshells
Post by: FC 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.
Title: Re: CCI Shotshells
Post by: boneaddict on July 19, 2012, 12:33:27 AM: .410 does for sure :chuckle:
Title: Re: CCI Shotshells
Post by: jaymark6655 on July 19, 2012, 07:47:41 AM: Quote from: boneaddict on July 19, 2012, 12:33:27 AM
.410 does for sure :chuckle:
Yeah, but a bit hard to carry one everyday all the time.
Title: Re: CCI Shotshells
Post by: Huntbear 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:
Title: Re: CCI Shotshells
Post by: longashes on July 19, 2012, 02:31:22 PM: Quote from: goosegetter79 on July 18, 2012, 09:13:42 PM
Cycled fine in XD .45acp.

:yeah:
Title: Re: CCI Shotshells
Post by: 300rum 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.
Title: Re: CCI Shotshells
Post by: Fishnclifff on July 19, 2012, 08:58:12 PM: Quote from: Huntbear 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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15ft :yike: My box of 22's has a warning--- effective up to 250 yrds :IBCOOL:

I know , I couldn't believe it either. :dunno: