Cci Shotshell 45 ACP Ammo 120 Grain Lead Shot 200 Rounds

About this product

This is CCI's .45 ACP Shotshell "snake shot" ammunition — a specialty pest-control round loaded with lead shot instead of a single bullet — packaged here as a 200-round case (CCI sells this load in cases of twenty 10-round boxes), priced at $26.99. It is not a firearm, but it is ammunition, and ammunition has its own shipping rules that are stricter in California than for most other products we sell.

What is CCI .45 ACP Shotshell good for?

Buyers searching 45 acp shotshell or snake shot 45 acp are almost always looking for close-range pest and predator control — think snakes, rats, or other small nuisance animals around a barn, garden, or property — not self-defense or target shooting. This load is not built or marketed as a defensive round, and CCI is direct about that: it is a pest-control product first.

What's inside a .45 ACP Shotshell round?

Each round is a 120-grain load of #9 lead shot — roughly 170 small pellets — housed in an aluminum case, rated at about 1,100 feet per second at the muzzle. That spreads a cloud of shot at close range instead of firing a single projectile, which is exactly what you want for a fast-moving small target at short distance and exactly what you do not want to rely on for anything requiring accuracy at distance or defensive stopping power.

How does shotshell ammunition affect my pistol's barrel and cycling?

Because shotshell loads pattern out of a rifled barrel rather than a smooth bore, pattern density falls off faster with distance than it would from an actual shotgun, which is part of why this ammunition is a close-range tool rather than a general-purpose round. Some pistols also cycle shotshell loads less reliably than standard ball ammunition because the lighter shot payload can behave differently in the action; test a few rounds in your specific pistol before relying on it in the field.

Storage is also worth a mention: like any ammunition, keep shotshell rounds in a dry, temperature-stable location, and label the box clearly if you keep it alongside standard .45 ACP ball ammunition, since the two look similar from the case head and are not interchangeable in purpose.

Because this is a specialty load rather than a high-volume defensive round, most owners buy it specifically for the task at hand — an active pest problem around a property — rather than as a standing part of a general ammunition supply, so a 200-round case tends to last a long time even with regular use.

Can this be shipped to my home if I'm in California?

No — and this is important, so we are saying it plainly. California law requires all ammunition purchases, including online orders, to be shipped to a licensed California ammunition vendor rather than directly to your residence, and you will need to pass a state DOJ eligibility check in person at that vendor before taking possession. This applies to every ammunition order we process for California addresses, not just this one, so plan on picking this up at a licensed vendor rather than expecting it at your mailbox.

You can place the order through our secure checkout, and we will handle routing it to a licensed ammunition vendor for California addresses per state law. Also worth noting: CCI's own instructions say not to use shotshell loads in a revolver — this ammunition is intended for use in semi-automatic .45 ACP pistols only.