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right - the 16ga wad goes in the shot cup
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03-15-2017, 06:22 AM | #5 | ||||||
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It is tighter patterns I am after. I have been using a 16 gauge wad in the shot cup but that put a lot of shot outside of the cup with a 1 1/4 load. My EM Riley has more open chokes than my Remington and I was trying tighten things up a bit...and as an experiment just to see the effects.
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03-15-2017, 08:09 AM | #6 | ||||||
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I have done this using black powder 12 ga. loads. But only use the cup portion of the wad. Filler is hard card and fiber with the shot cup placed on the fiber filler. It does work but I would not use the cushion part of the wad as I'd be very leery of the filler jamming into the shirt of the plastic cushion and causing pressure problems. I cut the cup off with a sharp utility knife of a razor saw. Just use the cup.
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03-15-2017, 09:23 AM | #7 | ||||||
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As you've discovered, you will get faulty ignition using a 16ga wad over the powder, because you don't have a good gas seal, and a uniform charge.
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03-15-2017, 04:05 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Why don't you just cut your shells a bit shorter ?
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03-15-2017, 04:32 PM | #9 | ||||||
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The HEVI-SHOT company uses flax seed as a filler, so everything stays in the shot cup and the seed is placed on top. This would allow you to use the SP10 wad and keep the shot inside and adjust the amount of filler you need for each shell. Flax seed is cheap, less than $5 for two pounds.
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03-15-2017, 04:48 PM | #10 | |||||||
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The best ways to tighten a pattern are; larger shot, slower velocity, harder shot (maybe try copper coated), and granulated buffer. Perhaps you could try a mylar wrap and see what that does.
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