Loads for 357 and 44 mag shotshells

[nambu1]

I cannot find any info for charges on shotshell loadings. Does anyone have some loads?

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Are you using Speer shot caplets or building your own? If you are using the Speer caplets there is load data right on the box.

I use the Speer caplets for the .38 Special and I use #9 shot over 5.0gr W231. (which is on the box)

 

[Swampman]

I've loaded the .44 Speer shot capsules into .44 Special cases, I used Red Dot powder but I can't recall the exact charge weight. I DO remember that it was a very light load, the more powder I used, the more screwed up the patterns got.

I was using the load to kill rats around our barn, the greatest improvement in effectivness came when I purchased a box of 12 gauge shells loaded with #12 shot. I cut a few open, loaded up the #12s and almost doubled the number of kills I made per shot compared to the #9s I had been using. It's a whole lot easier on the barns structural integrity as well.

Swampman

 

[jimwill48]

.38 or .357 case, cardboard wads punched out of thin cardboard, #9 shot...

I use a charge of 3 grs of Bullseye, 2 thin cardboard wads push down tight on the powder, fill the case with #9 chilled shot to 1/8" of top of case, seat 1 thin cardboard wad tight on shot. then on top of overshot wad finish filling case with a yellow wood glue...let set up over night...good pattern's at 15 feet..

 

[BossHogg]

38spl 3grs of Bullseye styrofoam wad pressed down to powder, fill case with #8 shot leaving room for another styrofoam wad, sealed with candle wax.

 

[rcmodel]

This is the Only way to fly!!

http://www.speer-bullets.com/products/components/empty_shot_capsules.aspx

Proven load data, better patterns, and no bore leading from bare shot.

rc

 

[Certaindeaf]

Those .44 capsules are the bomb. I've shot many a flying critter from horseback with them from a 4" M29. Really, not one miss/fail as I kept/stomped them up close to include pheasant and grouse.

 

[jfremder]

"I use a charge of 3 grs of Bullseye, 2 thin cardboard wads push down tight on the powder, fill the case with #9 chilled shot to 1/8" of top of case, seat 1 thin cardboard wad tight on shot. then on top of overshot wad finish filling case with a yellow wood glue...let set up over night...good pattern's at 15 feet.. "

Yep, that's as perfect as you'll get