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Mags
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Re: CCI Shot shells

Post by Mags » Mon Dec 31, 2018 12:37 pm

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Did not know that. Thanks for sharing. Any specific product you use to clean out the plastic?
North Country Gal wrote:...One issue I have noticed when shooting 410 shells in my Contender 45 Colt/410 barrel with rifling is buildup of plastic residue from the plastic shot wads now used in shot shells. That plastic residue will gum up the rifling and can be a real pain to clean out. Just be sure to clean that bore, thoroughly, before going back to regular loads.
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Re: CCI Shot shells

Post by Travlin » Wed Jan 02, 2019 12:23 am

Why would anyone use ammo loaded with steel pellets in their handgun or rifle? I don't think that they would be going migratory waterfowl hunting with a rimfire firearm or a handgun.
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Re: CCI Shot shells

Post by North Country Gal » Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:21 am

Mags wrote:.
Did not know that. Thanks for sharing. Any specific product you use to clean out the plastic?
North Country Gal wrote:...One issue I have noticed when shooting 410 shells in my Contender 45 Colt/410 barrel with rifling is buildup of plastic residue from the plastic shot wads now used in shot shells. That plastic residue will gum up the rifling and can be a real pain to clean out. Just be sure to clean that bore, thoroughly, before going back to regular loads.
Been a long time since I've done any shotgunning, but I'm sure there are such products. Maybe one of our shotgun shooters can chime in. All I did was use a brass brush and some elbow grease.
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Re: CCI Shot shells

Post by Mags » Wed Jan 02, 2019 12:11 pm

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California now requires lead free ammo is one reason.
Travlin wrote:Why would anyone use ammo loaded with steel pellets in their handgun or rifle? I don't think that they would be going migratory waterfowl hunting with a rimfire firearm or a handgun.
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Re: CCI Shot shells

Post by mattbobusa » Tue Apr 09, 2019 7:18 pm

Haven't used the shot shells in a lot of years but they are much different out of a rifle as compared to a pistol. the longer rifle barrel holds the pattern tighter for longer distance. use to take my share of squirrel with them.nothing quite like a pot of squirrel stew.
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