Thread: DIY Fibre wads?

Originally Posted by NAKED_GOOSE

@Tedz50
Those wads look quite good, is that all from felt?
Did you cut them with a hollow punch or something else?

Did you know what they charge for the felt, don't seem to have any luck finding a price

I would go in and pick through their scrap bin and buy offcuts,but our locals were very helpful.
Any punch works as long as it is sharp and end grain soft wood for a backing.

I am looing to load 410. Does anyone have any suggestions as to the overshot card. Is it ok to just use cardboard which has a plastic or painted coating on one side. Im also keen to try cork or other wads such as felt in due course. I might try the pinex board and see if that works

For overshot cards you can use cereal boxes or similar, printed side is normally water resistant as a bonus

Originally Posted by omark

I am looing to load 410. Does anyone have any suggestions as to the overshot card. Is it ok to just use cardboard which has a plastic or painted coating on one side. Im also keen to try cork or other wads such as felt in due course. I might try the pinex board and see if that works

you can buy plastic wads easy enough......this thread gets in ones head and makes a fella think of other ways to do things...the ONLY reasons I can see to abandon plastic wads in the wee gun is to use black powder but Im also thinking a single skinny cardboard disc under plastic will work. steel shot not an option as need special wads to stop barrel scouring....petalless will allow bigger payload,but you can fit 3/4oz in with existing stuff now...Ive used cereal box or milk carton as overshot wad in .410...both work,we used them even when crimping as results were often not perfect columb height wise and it gave wiggle room without shot falling back out crimp.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

you can buy plastic wads easy enough......this thread gets in ones head and makes a fella think of other ways to do things...the ONLY reasons I can see to abandon plastic wads in the wee gun is to use black powder but Im also thinking a single skinny cardboard disc under plastic will work. steel shot not an option as need special wads to stop barrel scouring....petalless will allow bigger payload,but you can fit 3/4oz in with existing stuff now...Ive used cereal box or milk carton as overshot wad in .410...both work,we used them even when crimping as results were often not perfect columb height wise and it gave wiggle room without shot falling back out crimp.

Thanks for the advice Micky. Will steal the wifeys cereal boxes