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NAKED_GOOSE DIY Fibre wads? 24-10-2023, 03:18 PM
zimmer I used to use ceiling Pinex.... 24-10-2023, 03:28 PM
NAKED_GOOSE Seems like you can still buy... 24-10-2023, 03:34 PM
zimmer Yep, those tiles are thinner... 24-10-2023, 03:39 PM
NAKED_GOOSE The stuff I've got laying... 24-10-2023, 03:50 PM
40mm How about getting a shit load... 25-10-2023, 08:42 PM
zimmer The cutter I used belonging... 24-10-2023, 03:48 PM
zimmer I think 25 mm is the old... 24-10-2023, 03:54 PM
NAKED_GOOSE That makes sense, Guess ill... 24-10-2023, 04:00 PM
11mms I have never thought to use... 27-10-2023, 06:34 PM
NAKED_GOOSE Sounds like I’ll have some... 27-10-2023, 06:41 PM
Micky Duck so thats with black... 27-10-2023, 07:45 PM
zimmer NAKED_GOOSE Just found the... 24-10-2023, 04:04 PM
NAKED_GOOSE Many thanks, From what I've... 24-10-2023, 04:17 PM
Marty Henry Card, greased pinex then shot... 24-10-2023, 04:20 PM
NAKED_GOOSE Ive got some lanolin and... 24-10-2023, 04:22 PM
zimmer I think I used Eley plastic... 24-10-2023, 04:22 PM
NAKED_GOOSE Looks like I'll need to track... 24-10-2023, 04:26 PM
rupert I tried a simple home made... 24-10-2023, 04:25 PM
NAKED_GOOSE I'd be interested to see how... 24-10-2023, 04:27 PM
zimmer Found a Yankee site selling... 24-10-2023, 04:33 PM
NAKED_GOOSE They seem to be all over the... 24-10-2023, 04:49 PM
Maca49 I used cork tile wads and... 24-10-2023, 04:58 PM
NAKED_GOOSE Cork is another option for... 24-10-2023, 05:03 PM
Maca49 Use two of them, flooring... 24-10-2023, 06:25 PM
Tedz50 https://www.shuk.co.nz/ They... 25-10-2023, 07:30 PM
NAKED_GOOSE Tedz50 Those wads look... 26-10-2023, 07:54 AM
rugerman If you were careful could you... 24-10-2023, 09:46 PM
Micky Duck water plus pinex = messy and... 25-10-2023, 09:11 PM
40mm yeah, i was wondering how... 25-10-2023, 10:25 PM
Oldbloke Just buy a wad punch off ebay 26-10-2023, 01:20 AM
akaroa1 I use the grey felt in this... 26-10-2023, 08:33 AM
akaroa1 The A and B grade is the same... 26-10-2023, 08:36 AM
NAKED_GOOSE Damned right about the cheap... 26-10-2023, 11:58 AM
akaroa1 From memory roll width was... 26-10-2023, 12:52 PM
rupert Micky Duck: I'm interested in... 26-10-2023, 01:27 PM
Micky Duck try filling base of slug with... 26-10-2023, 01:30 PM
AR7 Hi When reloading solids... 26-10-2023, 01:57 PM
Micky Duck the 00 buckshot works... 26-10-2023, 03:16 PM
NAKED_GOOSE Priced out some felt, the... 26-10-2023, 05:17 PM
11mms Just a quick drain-dump of... 27-10-2023, 06:48 AM
NAKED_GOOSE Did you find lubed wads... 27-10-2023, 09:43 AM
11mms If you have longer forcing... 27-10-2023, 06:51 AM
Oldbloke Any old leather will work... 27-10-2023, 07:40 AM
Quackers Buy a holesaw and cut the... 27-10-2023, 07:18 PM
Oldbloke Cant say. Always used... 28-10-2023, 06:42 PM
NAKED_GOOSE I’ve got plenty of boxes... 28-10-2023, 07:01 PM
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    Did you find lubed wads pattern better?
    I was contemplating using a lube cookie to add to the stack height rather than lubing the wads themselves, I suppose its more down to each gun,
    I don't have a lathe, atleast not yet lol
    magtech does indeed require 11 gauge wads and 10 gauge overshots, but I cant seem to find magtech brass in 12 gauge anywhere at the moment so will be using AA and cheddite hulls, which for what its worth will also require 2 separate sizes of wads, the AA's should be .710" but the cheddites look like they'll be .750" or so.

    Im using a magura SxS, not really sure on age so will just experiment a bit, although I do have grandad old shotgun from sometime around 1890-1905 if im remembering the proof marks correctly, although the bores are a bit shot, the solution will be another lathe job though.

    @Oldbloke, how would you compare cardboard boxes to fibre or cork any noticeable difference?

 

 

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