Crowman
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The .45 auto shot shells manufactured by CCI are not designed for revolvers and they even tell you not to use them in revolvers...sprays lead at the cylinder gap, no plastic capsule to contain the shot, etc. ; however, I like to take either my 325PD or my Classic Model 25-14 into the woods for walks and need a snake load for copperheads and timber rattlers. Has anyone concocted a shot load using Speer shot capsules and R-P Auto Rim cases?
I was sitting at my reloading bench cooking up some 255 grain Laser Cast SWC bowling pin loads for my M25-14 and looked at the shot capsules that I have on-hand for my .45 Colt snake loads (also had a bag of #9 lead shot handy) and was wondering about putting say about 5.6 grains of W-W 231 (corresponds to RCBS #9 powder rotor) in an auto rim case, then filling a shot capsule with #9's and seating it to 1/8" of the cylinder end and putting a taper crimp to hold things together. Any thoughts on this?
I was sitting at my reloading bench cooking up some 255 grain Laser Cast SWC bowling pin loads for my M25-14 and looked at the shot capsules that I have on-hand for my .45 Colt snake loads (also had a bag of #9 lead shot handy) and was wondering about putting say about 5.6 grains of W-W 231 (corresponds to RCBS #9 powder rotor) in an auto rim case, then filling a shot capsule with #9's and seating it to 1/8" of the cylinder end and putting a taper crimp to hold things together. Any thoughts on this?