light plinking loads for .38 special

[azmark]

Does anyone have experience making squib loads for close-range plinking?  I was thinking of a .22 loaded with CBs or colibris for this, but a .38 would be much more versatile overall if I could find a good load that won't go and richocet a long way.  I have plenty of distance between me and neighbors, but want to err on the side of caution.  I only need enough power to kill tin cans for this scenario.

[Jerry Lester]

Hornady 148g WC's with about 3 grains of Unique, and a standard primer should give you what you're looking for.

[coyotejoe]

Hornady makes a .360" round ball and if you can't find those Lee makes a mold to cast them. I drop 1.5 grains of Bullseye in a reprimed but unsized case, add a tuft of cotton or poly fiber to hold the powder back against the flash hole and seat a round ball flush with the case mouth. You can add a drop of Lee liquid alox lube or scrape the case mouth along a paraffin or bees wax candle to build up some lube or just shoot them dry. They make a mild "pop" and drive the ball with enough force to embed in a 1" pine board but won't penetrate through the board.