.22 mag #12 shot

[awesomeame]

saw some .22 mag shot ammo by CCI the other day. it's loaded with #12. what is this used for, is it any good, what's the range?

Matt

 

[starpuss]

dont use them on semi-automatic they will not work right , i did not try them yet . but have some on order.

 

[marlin]

deer mice ammo

 

[lone-wolf]

Barn pigeons, mice, rats. Possibly snakes?
Supposed to be used in a smooth bore gun.

I never used any as I figured anything it can do, a .410 can do a billion times better.

 

[awesomeame]

Will they put holes into metal barn roofs?

matt

 

[sms0000]

I don't know? Why don't you try and let us know how you make out

 

[cyclone]

deer mice ammo

I think he meant "they're mice ammo". Also good for balloons.

Best with smoothbores, definitely.

 

[unstableryan]

Range is about 10 feet. I shot a pack rat and a few birds with them when I was a kid. You have to be close, they are probably designed for basements.

 

[Hotwheels81]

no they wont go thru a tin roof unless your point blank...
i took 4 shots at a flock of quail from 10' away with no joy so... results may vary.

 

[sunray]

"...Will they put holes into metal barn roofs?..." If you're extremely close. They're made for snakes and rats. Shot fired out of a rifled barrel flies in a spiral and leaves big holes in the pattern. They're a waste of money.

 

[awesomeame]

where would one get a smoothbore .22? I've never heard of such a thing

Matt

 

[cyclone]

where would one get a smoothbore .22? I've never heard of such a thing

Matt

A real shot-out barrel will help, but some older models actually made smoothbore versions of their .22's (like one rendition of the Rem Nylon, for example).

 

[Hotwheels81]

Remington Model 572 BDL Smooth Bore

Or hog out the last 6" of a old cooey single with a drill bit...

some of the older .22 smoothies even had some form of choke if i recall...
do a search for "garden gun" if you want to know more.

 

[lone-wolf]

Arrrg, I just found a .22 Smooth bore for sale last night and now I can find the link.
Only .22 though not .22Magnum.

 

[marlin]

No really those deer mice can be pretty tough to bring down compared to regular mice

 

[dutchhunter]

i tryed them in the 22 cal and i would have had better luck throwing a hand full of sand .i thought thy might work for shooting sh t hawks of the wires around the barn went thru a whole box with no dead birds

 

[.Ben]

Will they put holes into metal barn roofs?

matt

i doubt it....


it wont cycle in my 597 at 25 yards the spread is around 14 inches very small shot i don't kno what it would do to any small game.....

 

[eh class]

great for spiders , wood ticks , and other nasty bugs anything else will be back to fight another day.

 

[Threemorewishes]

They are often used to collect small birds that will be stuffed for displays. The small shot and low penetrating power allows the target to be collected without too much damage. The birds are then mounted as specimen examples. The Royal Ontario Museum has a bunch of birds that were collected by this very manner.

DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT shoot your friend in the ass with one of these shells using the home made zip gun you both made when you were 14 years old. I thought it was funny but his mom was pissed at me for months. Turns out that the shot had no effect from 20 feet but the small wad pushing the shot left quite a welt on his ass.

 

[KrazyKracker]

Absolutely frigg'in useless, you'd get about the same effect if you threw a handful of sand at something!!