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Full cylinder (S&W) .41 Remington Mag. shotshells for vermin
Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 08:21

Have you ever wanted some .41 Mag. snake loads? I used them to very good effect on rats to maybe 30 ft. while bushhogging.

I simply cut off .30-30 brass at cylinder length. I loaded a stiff powder charge and inserted a tuft of dacron. Then I filled the case with shot and usually hot wax of hot glue a lid on it. This fire forms a case and works itself pretty well. Not trying to size or crimp the formed cases will preserve cases and greatly extend life. A simple card wad atop with hot glue is the best setup. (just don't glue pellets together - unless you WANT to) I played with gas checks crimped in place, turned this way and that, using different dies but it causes case mouth splits pretty early. Maybe annealing would help. I always just used a tuft of dacron for wadding between powder and shot, seemed easy and effective.

Once formed you only need a de-prime tool and priming method to reload. No need for dies.