The .44 S&W Special wasn’t invented for pest control, but it excels at that application when it is loaded correctly. And CCI’s Pest Control Shotshell ammo? As coincidence would have it, it is loaded correctly!
This cartridge teaches small game and vermin a very powerful lesson at close range; that lesson being “112 grains of #8 shot are extremely deadly.” CCI loads this ammo for compliance with lead-free hunting ammo laws, which is why its shot is made of bismuth. The nontoxic metal is considerably more dense than steel, so it conserves a higher percentage of its 1,050 fps muzzle velocity at any point within this round’s effective range (about 5 yards, give or take).
CCI didn’t just remove all the lead from this round’s shot. They also struck it clean out of the primer, because they loaded a Federal Catalyst. You’ll really be doing the ecosystem a solid!
Tempting though it may seem, you cannot handload this ammo’s aluminum cases. They work great during their first pass through the cylinder, but they lose their original dimensions on ignition and can’t be reshaped.
10 Round Box
Features and Specifications:
Manufacturer Number: 3744B
Caliber: .44 Special
Bullet Weight: 112 Grains
Bullet Type: #8 Bismuth Shot
Muzzle Velocity: 1050 fps
Aluminum Case
10 Rounds
This cartridge teaches small game and vermin a very powerful lesson at close range; that lesson being “112 grains of #8 shot are extremely deadly.” CCI loads this ammo for compliance with lead-free hunting ammo laws, which is why its shot is made of bismuth. The nontoxic metal is considerably more dense than steel, so it conserves a higher percentage of its 1,050 fps muzzle velocity at any point within this round’s effective range (about 5 yards, give or take).
CCI didn’t just remove all the lead from this round’s shot. They also struck it clean out of the primer, because they loaded a Federal Catalyst. You’ll really be doing the ecosystem a solid!
Tempting though it may seem, you cannot handload this ammo’s aluminum cases. They work great during their first pass through the cylinder, but they lose their original dimensions on ignition and can’t be reshaped.
10 Round Box
Features and Specifications:
Manufacturer Number: 3744B
Caliber: .44 Special
Bullet Weight: 112 Grains
Bullet Type: #8 Bismuth Shot
Muzzle Velocity: 1050 fps
Aluminum Case
10 Rounds
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