Author Topic: .44 mag shot loads? (Read 463 times)

S.B. · « **on:** December 15, 2004, 05:14:15 PM »

I know this has been talked to death but, has anyone a formula that's better than the Speer shot capsule method? I'ld like to make some up, for my Mountain Gun, to use while bow fishing for carp in the spring of the year.

KN · « **Reply #1 on:** December 15, 2004, 06:03:51 PM »

I have made several deferent caliber shot shells. Just use an empty case that has been sharpened around the mouth as a punch to cut cardboard wads. Find a powder charge from a manual using the shot amount weight as a bullet weight in the book. Add powder to the case, then a cardboard wad, then the shot charge, another wad, crimp real heavy so it kind of rolls the case mouth over, seal it with nail polish and there you go. KN

leverfan · « **Reply #2 on:** December 15, 2004, 07:05:54 PM »

Well, you can put powder, a gas check, shot, and an inverted gas check into the case, crimping lightly over the inverted gas check. You might PM Wilbe Lead for his load info, as I've seen him make some very accurate, and useful loads this way. He cleanly shot the head off of one critter with this type of load. The gas checks do a fair amount of damage to small critters at close range, not to mention the shot column.

kapnkid · « **Reply #3 on:** December 15, 2004, 07:41:35 PM »

Some years back I saw a method of trimming down the rim on a .303 rifle case to the diameter of a .44 case and then trimming the case length to that of a regular loaded round, bullet plus brass. This case was then fire-formed with some Bullseye under a light wad or cotton balls. The resulting cases looked good and would load up using cardboard or gas checks, topped off with white glue. Does anyone else remember seeing the magazine article?