I've experimented with Speer Shot Capsules in .38 & .44 quite a bit and .45 ACP a little. The ones that begin with a 4 work a lot better. The .38's will pattern plenty good enough if you're closer than about 5 feet, but it gets thin quickly after that.

If you are going to load them yourself, use the smallest shot you can find.



'Four legs good, two legs baaaad."
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"Jimmy, some of it's magic,
Some of it's tragic,
But I had a good life all the way."
(Jimmy Buffett)

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