tell me its not true

[dryfarmer]

I am discovering that 357 shot shell are very hard to find
is it true that CCI quit making them???

 

[sophie]

Dont know about 357 shotshell but I can't find any 38 special shotshell around here anymore.

__________
James

 

[RenoGuy]

I am discovering that 357 shot shell are very hard to find
is it true that CCI quit making them???

Don't know if they've stopped making them, but I did just purchase some a week ago at a local gun show

Plastic packages of ten rounds marked "38 SPL/357 Magnum"

There were several tables that were selling them; got mine from the lady with the lowest price - $9.95

Looked around at a few ammo sites and it appears that most are sold out, and several (including Midway) have posted notices that they are no longer available.

Bummer!

 

[dryfarmer]

thats not good

 

[photoman]

Darn things never worked worth a flip for me anyways...

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I just bought 2 boxes of the 38/357 shotshell capsules for reloading because the ammo seems to be discontinued. I'll buy more when i find them along with .45 and .44 capsules too...

 

[chief38]

I just shot out what ever remaining shot shells I had a few weeks ago. Other than VERY CLOSE distances for use on a small snake or a chipmunk I have found them relatively useless anyway. Personally I won't miss them much.

Chief38

 

[SMSgt]

Be afraid of the killer chipmunk--be very afraid!

 

[dryfarmer]

I like them and find them very lethal on snakes

 

[brucev]

I've used them in .38/.357; .44 Special/Mag. and .45ACP. At snake killing distances, they are supremely effective. Loaded in a revolver of 1911 they are just what I want when crawling around in the brush looking for a wounded deer, etc. In such situations blundering up on a snake will be up close and very personal. At such in your face distances, I have no interest in a single round that must be precisely placed. The CCI snake shot loads will shred just about any snake one encounters at hard off the muzzle range. A very nice added advantage is that after one pops off a round and nails the snake, a very quick double-action follow up shot may be fired with almost no time wasted dealing with recoil. As well, if the first round is not precisely on the head or some vital area, it will almost certainly be enough on target to greatly damage the snake allowing one to quickly fire another round with more precision. The cost is not unreasonable for what such a very specific limited use round.

If one wants to try it, similar ammunition can be handloaded. George Nonte wrote and article or two on the subject of producing such type loads using components as well as using standard and modified cases for firing shotshell type loads from revolvers and pistols.

 

[smithnframe]

Academy seems to have them! In my part of Texas anyhow.

 

[smokey04]

I've used CCI Shotshells in.22,38/357,.44,45 ACP, and .45 Colt.I have never seen a snake crawl away from any of them.My current "snake gun" around the place is a 317 S&W 2" with.22 shotshells the first two coming up.So far, the .22s are as deadly as the bigger calibers.The biggest snake I've killed with the 317/.22 combo was a 4'9" rattler. I think that combo will work on any snake in this part of southern Alabama,and of course,.22s are cheaper! Nick

 

[Larry from Bend]

I think Speer quits making them temporarily after snake season is over. MidWay says backorders will fill in March, 2013.

I also keep them around in 22LR, 22 Mag, 38 and 44 Special. They all work well on our Prairie Rattlers @ 6 feet or so.

I handload the 38s and 44s 'cause factory loads go for $1.50 apiece around here.

 

[dryfarmer]

just got some blue plastic, plan on filling the cylinder with reloads, factory loads pretty pricey here too.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

just got some blue plastic, plan on filling the cylinder with reloads, factory loads pretty pricey here too.

I'm using #9 shot and filling the capsule completely. I hear #12 shot is even better but I have never tried it. (I'm not buying 25lbs of any shot to load a few dozen snakeshot shells)

 

[Frank46]

I haven't seen 38/357 snake shells in a long time. I do have a 3/4 box of the remington discontinued 45acp snake shells in brass cases. Those will definitely put a hurting on the snakes.Frank

 

[dryfarmer]

I got this response from CCI.



Thanks for contacting CCI Expert.

We continue to make 38/357 SHotshells.

Due to customer demand for ammunition and components some products may be harder to find. Please keep checking with your local stores and even consider checking the internet.

Thanks

Paul Hohnsbehn
CCI/SPEER
Technical Services

 

[Nico Testosteros]

I bought some, admittedly a few months ago, from Sportsmansguide.com.
Still haven't shot 'em though.

 

[steamloco76]

I got this response from CCI.



Thanks for contacting CCI Expert.

We continue to make 38/357 SHotshells.

Due to customer demand for ammunition and components some products may be harder to find. Please keep checking with your local stores and even consider checking the internet.

Thanks

Paul Hohnsbehn
CCI/SPEER
Technical Services

I also received the exact same reply last week.

If you need the CCI shotshells in west-central PA, PM me and I will tell you a large gun shop that has most calibers in stock.

 

[snuf]

I just received a notice from Midway that they now have 38/357 shotshells in stock.
Only problem is their $14.95 shipping charge.