Thread: .357 Magnum shotshells

Good day everyone. Been reloading for about a year and a half on a Dillion 650. I just got setup to reload .357/.38. I was gifted some capsules and shot to make shotshells with and was looking for some reloading information for charge weight with Blue Dot. Any input would be appreciated

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Weight the shot cap when it is full, and look for the lightest bullet data for 38spl, and see how close the weights are.
I think 100gr bullet data, reduced by 25%, and a shot cap at 80gr or so would be about right

Thanks Wes. This matches pretty closely to another "rule of thumb" formula I read earlier. Thanks for taking the time.

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Anytime buddy!!

Check online for data from Speer they are the ones that usually make the capsules


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Thanks for everyone's input. Definitely got me on the right track.

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