CCI .45 ACP Shotshells

45 Auto Pest Control Load

CCI's .45 ACP Shotshell turns a 45 Auto handgun into a short-range pest control tool. Instead of a single bullet, each cartridge fires a charge of fine #9 shot that spreads as it leaves the barrel, so you don't need precise aim on small, fast-moving pests. It suits anyone who already carries a .45 on the property, trail or farm and wants a pest load for the same gun.

Features

• .45 ACP Chambering — Built for handguns chambered in .45 ACP, the cartridge also labeled 45 Auto.
• 120-Grain #9 Shot Charge — Each round holds 120 grains of #9 shot, a fine pellet size meant for small pests rather than penetration.
• Rigid Plastic Shot Capsule — The shot rides in a plastic capsule that breaks apart on the rifling, the spiral grooves cut inside the barrel, releasing the pellets.
• Flexible Base Wad — A flexible wad behind the shot seals the bore and keeps propellant gas from blowing past the charge.
• 1,100 FPS Muzzle Velocity — The load leaves the muzzle at 1,100 feet per second with 322 foot-pounds of energy.
• Aluminum Cases — Lightweight aluminum cases are non-reloadable, so treat them as single-use.
• CCI Primers — Every cartridge is ignited by CCI's own primers.
• 10-Round Box — Packed 10 cartridges to a box under CCI product number 3745.
• Made In USA — Manufactured in the United States, as marked on the box.

How The Capsule Works

A rifled pistol barrel is designed to spin a solid bullet, which makes it a poor fit for loose shot. CCI solves this by holding the pellets in a rigid capsule that the rifling splits open on the way out, while the base wad keeps the gas behind the charge. The result is a shotshell that fires from an ordinary .45 ACP handgun, loaded in non-reloadable aluminum cases.