by Rod_outbak » 04 Oct 2018, 6:23 am
The .45ACP version of the shotshells is #9 shot, and there are approx 210 pellets in each.
I tested them out on 3Litre milk containers a couple of years back. At ~7 metres, it looked like all of the shot was contained within the area of the milk container, which would have been roughly 18 inches square? I dont think I'd bother going much beyond 8-10 metres for using these, but then thats about the maximum I'd ever use a .410 shotgun anyway. I havent seen the hole in the centre of the pattern, but then I doubt I'm shooting them far enough.
I had a pair of tomcats decide to hold territorial negotiations one night in the gum-tree outside my bedroom.
(How freaking stupid was that??)
2 shotshells at roughly 7-8 metres, and I had 2 ex-puddins on the ground, after very brief flight experiments from both.
The shotshells arent something I'd use every day. The CCI ones are expensive, and arent re-useable (looks to be some sort of light alloy). I first saw the idea from some old ammo my grandfather bought in the 1960's; there is a 10-round pack of factory brass .45ACP shotshells, and I'd always thought they'd be handy for certain situations. At some stage in the future, I will take a crack at making my own, but thats a challenge for another day..
I see CCI also make them in 9mm, .40Cal, .38/357, .45LC and even .44Mag. There are some warnings about using some of the line-up in revolvers, which isnt surprising.
I've had a visit from a 2.1 metre King Brown snake one day, who was most keen on getting into the house. Like a .410, the shotshells do minimal damage outside the target at close range. A single round to the head of Mr Fangboy, and we were sorted.
It's not every day you need a semi-auto shot-pistol, but it's nice to be able to have the right tools for the job...
Cheers,
Rod.
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