Originally Posted by
Stephen Cohen
About 30yrs ago I decided to make a few shot loads for my 357 mag, I used the CCI shot shells as a benchmark and shot them at an aluminium coke can at 15yrds and the can was only dented and knocked over, my loads penetrated the can and gave a good kill pattern that would have killed a dove at that range no problem, to make that load I started with a primed and sized 357 shell with 3grs of bullseye powder over which I pushed 3 cardboard wads made from pistole primer box, cut with a 9mm shell on a block of wood and hit with a hammer, I then filled the shell with as much 8 shot as it would hold and allow for 3 more of the cardboard wads prior to seating the wads I would melt candle wax over the shot and fit wads and more wax to seal, I then run the shell into the crimp die and gave it a good roll crimp to hold it all together. Regards Stephen