Decreasing shot-cup capacity in wads

Ray Boone

November 23, 2005 16:35

I have a few 16 ga guns that I reload for, but have only been able to find RP SP16 wads, which are fine for heavier loads, but I'd like to use the gun, particularly a Mdl 21, for clay birds, and would like lighter loads. I've tried some lighter loads but get a squashed crimp due to too much space inside. I've considered cutting some felt and placing it is the shotcup under the shot. Any ideas?

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  Warbirds

  November 23, 2005 17:24

  A salty old shooter buddy of mine swears by reducing the load of shot and buffering the shot with MALT-O-MEAL. I have never tried this, but have definetly heard of it. I would try claybusters' website and maybe even email them and see what they suggest.
  
  http://www.claybusterwads.com/claybuster.html
  
  
  
  
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  Dave
  
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  Tailgunner1954

  November 24, 2005 00:33

  Drop in 1-2 20ga card wads into the cup (ahead of the shot).
  A lot of the "tradational" buffers (like flour) tend to clump around moisture, and have been known to act like a "sintered" bullet when fired.
  
  

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  Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.

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  Throckmorton

  November 24, 2005 12:43

  some people toss a pinto bean or two in to take up space.i suppose anybean handy would suffice.:)
  
  Throckmorton SASS #23149

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  8yellowfintuna

  November 28, 2005 05:42

  try and use cotton balls, the only problem is after, picking them up..
  
  "Beam me up Scottie"

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  delang43

  December 21, 2005 10:21

  I load lots of 16 ga shells. In my older SxS I want to reduce the recoil so what I load now is 7/8 oz loads. I use the old Winchester WAA16 wads ( I bought 15,000 when they ceased making them). I place a 20 ga. 1/8" felt wad in the bottom of the shot cup prior to dropping the shot. This allows the crimp to be perfect. They shoot soft and pattern great. Ballistic Specialties makes these felt spacer wads in 12 ga. and 20 ga. If they made a 28 ga. wad I think it would be even better in the 16 ga shot cup. They come in 1/8" and 1/4". You should try both and see which works better for you. I suspect that if you are going from 1 1/8 to 1 oz either will work fine. I can actually get by with the 1/4" too. These felt spacers weigh next to nothing so it does not add to the "payload".

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  hedgehopper62

  December 22, 2005 16:49

  I use the card wads wads in the shot cups using smaller ga to fit the cups and use a wad colum gage to measure.tks hedge

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