Thread: Reloading for black powder

Thats interesting using plastic, but my experience says no, nothing more disconcerting than pushing a plastic tube from the barrel or your gun, but I believe some guys do it. Pressures must go up, but thats my mechanical brain saying shit on that. I use cork tile for wads under the shot or you can get industrial felt, its expensive. My cork wadded loads using #7 shot are quite OK on clays. I think I have some #6 and #8 shot as well. I have a few cardboard cartridges but brass is easier. I cant see the pressures being greater using brass, its all in the same chamber.I have made wad cutters and loading tools. I also dont believe in crushing the powder, but on on the most important things in loading BP is NOT to have ANY air space in the loaded cartridge, be it shotgun or rifle. Ive got some loaded 12 G if you want to bang some thru.