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Posted: 3/29/2014 7:01:29 PM EDT
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Found this approach on Castboolits.com. Tried it today with .45 Colt. Can't see any reason it wouldn't work for .44, or even .38.
Has anyone else used this approach for shotshells? Anyone see any issues with it?. 1. Size , prime and bell your .45 colt cases. 2. Charge with powder. I used 6.4 gr. Unique, from Speer No 13 for Speer shot capsules. 3. Seat a .45 gas check as deep as makes sense. I used a .40 case to seat the gas check. I'll try something a little longer next. 4. Add shot to near the top of the case. 5. Seat another .45 gas check on top to seal the deal. Seat just below the case rim. 6. Crimp as needed. The gas checks seem pretty well sealed, but the seater crimps anyway, so I just left it. At 3 yards I get a decent pattern. Gas checks are cheaper and more available than shot capsules. |
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I use to use gas checks, then moved to pressing my own tiny shot cups out of soda cans and sealing them with card stock and Elmer's glue. They work okay for snakes, rats and whatnot, but I switched to the Speer shot capsules after picking a bunch up when the Gander Mountain here got rid of all their reloading supplies. Paid maybe $1 a box for the capsules and bought the entire lot. You can also find them at gun shows pretty cheap. |
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Quoted: Found this approach on Castboolits.com. Tried it today with .45 Colt. Can't see any reason it wouldn't work for .44, or even .38. Has anyone else used this approach for shotshells? Anyone see any issues with it?. 1. Size , prime and bell your .45 colt cases. 2. Charge with powder. I used 6.4 gr. Unique, from Speer No 13 for Speer shot capsules. 3. Seat a .45 gas check as deep as makes sense. I used a .40 case to seat the gas check. I'll try something a little longer next. 4. Add shot to near the top of the case. 5. Seat another .45 gas check on top to seal the deal. Seat just below the case rim. 6. Crimp as needed. The gas checks seem pretty well sealed, but the seater crimps anyway, so I just left it. At 3 yards I get a decent pattern. Gas checks are cheaper and more available than shot capsules. Have fun.
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