old gun, new shells

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Mike, regardless of what your recipes call for, I use any wad that fits in the shell and doesn't hang out the front. The wad I have been using for a few hundred 2 1/2" RST 7/8 ounce loads is a green wad with short petals, don't remember the brand. The loads are beautiful with flat tops. I have two other wads that are identical to the green one in height, one pink, and the other WW Grey.

If they fit in the hull and allow for a good crimp then more power to you. Speaking for my experiences, using standard wads in my 2 1/2” hulls did not result in good crimps. The majority of my 2 1/2” loading is with 16g hulls. I do load 12g too and use short wads for them too.