Load recipe to open shot pattern

[William Davis]

Polywad spreader inserts on top of the shot. Use one size larger wad. 7/8 oz shot 1 oz wad. Everything else about your load same. I trust the polywads to 20 yards.

Our club 5 stand 3 of the 8 traps best shot with spreader loads when using my 30" Full & Fuller VH. Two of the traps best shot with Full chokes. Others if you are on the target it breaks, off it won't, Like Gary I try to take the bird were the choke is to my advantage.

Stacked wad loads no shot cup will open patterns up, not as much as the Polywad.

William

[Landy67]

Originally Posted by William Davis

Polywad spreader inserts on top of the shot. Use one size larger wad. 7/8 oz shot 1 oz wad. Everything else about your load same. I trust the polywads to 20 yards.

Spreader on top of the shot? BP recommends putting them in before you load the shot to leave a bit of shot unmolested by the spreader.

Do you use the overshot wad as well?

[Autumn Daze]

Dan, Yes the Poly-wad spreader goes in after you drop the shot. Bill is correct. You reduce the shot charge by 1/8 oz. In 12 gauge Poly-wad sells to different inserts..a solid disc and a disc with 3 holes in the circumference. Use the inserts with the holes...

[Landy67]

Originally Posted by Dave Suponski

Dan, Yes the Poly-wad spreader goes in after you drop the shot. Bill is correct. You reduce the shot charge by 1/8 oz. In 12 gauge Poly-wad sells to different inserts..a solid disc and a disc with 3 holes in the circumference. Use the inserts with the holes...

Do you know the difference between the solid one and the one with the holes? The descriptions are a bit odd. The solid ones say for use in Mod or Full only, and the one with the holes says Cyl, Imp, Mod and Full. What's the purpose for the holes?

I shoot light loads, 7/8 oz 1145fps or 3/4 oz 1250fps.

[Autumn Daze]

Dan, The inserts with the holes allow shot to leak through filling up the center of the pattern. I have tried both and prefer the ones with the holes. I have spent many hours on the phone with Jay Menefee from Poly -wad and I feel I have a good understanding of the spreader load .

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Dave Suponski

Dan, The inserts with the holes allow shot to leak through filling up the center of the pattern.

Stosh, that may be true, but I think they also allow the insert to stay in the shot stream longer. Less resistant to forward movement. Maybe I'm over-thinking it.

[Autumn Daze]

Ya Terry I think you are the holes allow shot to slip through the same as those that like to put 1/8 oz. shot on top of the spreader insert.