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Unread 05-02-2024, 11:02 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Kevin McCormack View Post
Would it be feasible to make your own 8 ga. wads by using a 12 ga. base and wrapping it to proper length with thin plastic or paper material? Seems a smaller diameter base would give you the wad integrity needed if hot-glued or otherwise secured to the base wad. Shot volume could then by varied by felt inserts, etc. Has anyone tried anything like this in lieu of chasing the 8 ga. wad market?
Kevin, with 8g fiber, card and nitro wads available, using them would be a better approach than gluing plastic wrap to a wad base and hoping it doesn't come apart when seating it. Timewise, using the old school wad stacking would be better too. Just my thoughts.
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