44 Mag Shot Loads

[fa38]

I am looking for information on making shot loads for a .44 mag. Types and charge weights of powder. Over powder wads. charge weight of shot. Over shot wads. Cases if you can use other than 44 mag cases.
Thanks

[Ghugly]

Speer shot capsules are the easiest. I have a friend who loves to sit out by his pond at dusk and shoot bats with them. I know he uses #9 shot, not sure of the powder charge.

[Wayne Smith]

Speer shot capsules are the easiest. I have a friend who loves to sit out by his pond at dusk and shoot bats with them. I know he uses #9 shot, not sure of the powder charge.

He must like mosquitoes! I'd never shoot a bat. They eat their body weight of flying insects per day. Most of those flying insects like me too much! More power to the bats, I say.

[Junior1942]

See http://www.castbullet.com/reload/44shot.htm

+1 on the don't shoot bats unless, like the shrink mentioned, you like mosquitoes.

[Kraschenbirn]

+1 on the Speer shot capsules. I load these in .44 Spl. cases over 4.5 gr Bullseye using #12 shot. Great rat stompers for inside barns and corn cribs...no holes in the siding or slats! Also load the .38/.357 version for my wife's 4" Colt Diamondback and she can attest to their effectiveness on slithery critters, too.

Bill

[fa38]

Thanks guys

Junior 1942
That url provided just what I needed.
Marty

[Newtire]

Rather than shoot bats, I found it is fun to shoot moths around the porch light with a "custom" load from a Crosman multi-pump up smoothbore bb shooter using chopped up copper sheeting or just trimmings from your case trimmer as "shot" and tissue paper as wadding.

[chaos]

Those speer shot capsules have recommended loads on the back of the box. I use them for Rattlers in both .357 and .44 with good results. I load them up with #9 shot as it's the smallest that I have around.