Shot loads for 45ACP: After reading about shot loads for 45colt, I began trying shot loads for my 45acp. Due to the limited case capacity, I selected the fastest powder I had, bullseye. 3.5gr. looked safe with the light shot load. Topping the powder with a styrofoam wad, I compressed it firmly with a fired 223 case to flatten the styrofoam as much as possible. 85 to 90 gr. of #8 shot( smallest I had)filled to just below the rim. Another wad was pressed firmly on top, and glued with Elmer's glue. After a few failures to hold, I substituted Dap tub and tile caulk, with better results. Patterns from 10 ft. covered 8 in. on a paper plate, a little sparse for my liking. Did test it on a snake that had gotten himself hopelessly stuck in a bullet hole left bt my Ruger old army with 230 gr. slug. I put it out of its misery from 5 ft. with one shot of #8. One in. hole. I snapped a shot at a starling who was trying to nest on my porch, at 50 ft. it dropped dead! I was more surprised than the bird. Hovering carpenter bees working on my deck met their end quickly. These do not cycle the action, but feed through my 1911 from the magazine ok.