Thread: DIY Fibre wads?

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