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toddwilson_@excite.com
Can the CCI shotshell damage the rifling in the barrel of a handgun?
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  • toddwilson_@excite.com
    Will these shotshells cycle a S&W 22lr. semi auto?
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  • Lucky007
    For what it's worth, I found that they would not cycle my Ruger MkII, and that they were very ineffective at any range past right in front of your feet....I patterned them at 6 feet, and a snake, rat or bird could have easily been missed due to the holes in the pattern. I had to shoot a small copperhead twice at 8 feet to just slow it down before I killed it with a shovel to keep it from getting under my dog's kennel.
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  • Mort4570
    not likely to cycle any semi auto,and they are very very ineffective in a rifled barrel,the rifleing messes up any hope of pattern holding together.
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  • hunterX
    Try them. I have the ones in center fire handgun calibers and they normally cycle my guns. I have not tried the cci shot shells in a 22lr semi, in 22lr I use the crimped style by either Winchester or Federal and those do not cycle my semi's but that is understandable.
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  • beantownshootah
    quote:Originally posted by toddwilson_@excite.com
    Will these shotshells cycle a S&W 22lr. semi auto?


    I'd bet that they won't (they haven't in at least one semi-auto I've tried, not a Smith), but there is only one way to find out for sure.

    If you want these to repeat reliably from a pistol, you'll have to use a revolver (reliability with any form of ammo being one of the advantages a revolver has over a semi-automatic).

    Edit: In terms of effectiveness, the .22 shotshells should be effective on small rodents (ie mice) from a short distance (ie less than 4-5 yards).

    Anything more than that is pushing it from a rifled barrel. You can probably squeeze out a little more range from a smooth-bored rifle, but IMO unless you plan to make a sport of hunting rats indoors, its not worth the effort.

    Edit: Some people advocate using shotshells in a defensive gun. In my opinion, that's extremely bad advice for several reasons. First of all, these have no stopping power whatever on a human being. At BEST you might hope to blind someone.

    If you're counting on blinding someone, not only is that not going to be reliable (eg it might not work, or their sunglasses may block the shot), but if you don't succeed in blinding them, you will succeed in making them VERY angry. Next, even if you do blind them, now you've opened yourself up to MASSIVE liability from deliberately using a non-standard load to permanently blind someone. This is bend-over, break out the vaseline, and hand out the blank check type of liability. Lastly, whether you do or don't succeed in blinding them, unless you're firing this out of a revolver, you've probably just caused your gun to jam. Not good when your life (or that of a family member) is on the line.
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  • tsr1965
    Most like they will not cycle in a semio automatic rifle or handgun. As had been stated they suck as far as a pattern is concerned. However, I by the 22LR shotshells with the crimped end, and fnd they are much more reliable stoppers. I have used them to shoot several snakes, and some woodpeckers that were inside my barn after they bored a hole thru the side of it. They are slightly less expensive also.

    Best.
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  • larrymag
    It appears that they aren't effective past 20 feet or so. Not helping me as I need to shoot feral cats. I don't want to kill them as I live in city limits (although rural), I just want to keep them off my property.
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