Lubing felt wads - Cast Boolits I use the 7 16 for the 44 cal wads and the 3 8" for the 36 cal wads You can use any lube you want for the revolver wads as long as it isn't dripping wet I've used straight deer tallow (gets a little stale after a year), beeswax olive oil @ a 50 50 mix or 1:3 BW OO for a softer mix
12C1 wads - Cast Boolits But lately I use the Clay Buster Windjammer style 1 oz and 1 1 8 oz wads for trap , skeet and sporting clays John Yea, thou I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me
Are over the powder wads necessary? - Cast Boolits Card wads were of vegetable and paper (milk carton) using bought and home made from 002 through 006" thickness I found not difference in accuracy (2 foulers then 10 shot groups) at 200 or 300 yards between loads with card wads over the powder and when none was used Hence, I do not bother with a card wad over the powder
What wad material to use - Cast Boolits I use wads cut from serial boxes and OJ cartons as well as thin dense cork and fiber gasket material as well There is a reason I like to use plastic and cork over the others is, The plastic and cork seals the bore better when the charge goes off
DIY paper shot cup to replace plastic wad? - Cast Boolits I've used plastic (visquene) sheeting to make liners around special goose loads, but underneath the shot, I'd think that something like feltan Blue Streak wads or a pile of card wads could be used I'd doubt that some kind of wet formed paper cup would do any better - even if it held together
50 cal wads - Cast Boolits I made some leather wads from the leather that I got from you a few days ago I punched them out using a half inch hollow punch The rifle was a 50 cal Hatfield I was using 50 grains of Goex fffG My patches were 015 light denim that were lubricated with Bore Butter I soaked the wads in Balistol and let them dry on a towel for about three days
Wad Suggestions for 00 Buckshot - What are your favorites . . . - Cast . . . Powders - Unique, Longshot, and H Universal Wads to include, MG42, Original Brush Wads, WAA12, 12S3, Verslite I'm doing my shopping at Ballistic Products Already have their Buckshot "manual", which was near useless Found one recipe and it patterned minute of barn door I would love to hear what wads you guys prefer for 00 buck loads
Best wad for general purpose buckshot loads in 12 guage? - Cast Boolits A single bag of 250 wads would probably last me a good long while So what's the best one to get for loading medium payload 2 3 4" shells with #4, #0, and #00 buckshot? It seems like the Winchester wad (WAA12) that supports 1oz - 1 5 8oz loads might be a good place to start, but I'm basically shooting from the hip here and I'm anxious to hear
Two-ball load using MG42 wads - Cast Boolits The only suitable wads I had were a few CSD was which did not hold up well Made me think of James Gate's comment about the wads he chose for Tri-Ball he said nothing else held up While my two ball loads weren't in the same league as Dixie Tri-Ball they beat up those CSD wads badly I am liking the 2 1 2" group at 50 yards!
Vegetable Fiber Wads, Smokeless Powder and the 45-70 Cartridge I think fiber wads are not the best to use because of the chance of it becoming a secondary projectile In my trap door I use a light charge of 4198 held in plase by a dacron wad 75'' square and about 125'' thick It does not act as a projectile it melts from the hot powder gas I believe it also acts as a lubricant and prevents leading