My Dad always told me, "Time is Money", to many times I have tried to re-invent some thing to save a buck and it has cost me 5 to 10 times as much let alone time wasted. I may be reading it differently than everyone else, but could he be referring to BP wads and seals? For shotshells, wads are available everywhere for 2 cents or less. Wonder if he is also scrounging the range for spend shot, that is the highest cost in a reloaded shell, nearly 5 times the cost of a wad at a nominal 1 oz load.
I use cracker box for over shot wads and when I load shotshell for handgun I use the same but put 2 over the powder. It works for me. They ship promply. Very good about what to use and how it will work and why. For the cost of the product I found to be very reasonable, if you don't already have punches and material its a good way to start. I do make my own overshot wads for buckshot with filler. Prefered material is white plastic milk jug. You can get a lot of overshot wads out of one of those.
For that use, I prefer to make my own. But for cushion wads, gas seals, your going to have to work hard to improve on what is for sale reasonably priced. Does help to shop at the right places. Brick and mortar stores have overhead, so they have to raise prices accordingly. I've found a lot of new-old-stock fiber wads, nitro cards, and overshot cards at gun shops that re-sell stuff. Some of these things haven't been made in 50 years like name-brand Winchester and Herter's fiber wads , but they load and shoot just fine.
Many friends of mine have found similar items at regular yard sales and flea markets, and this is in the gun-unfriendly Northeast! A lot of old-timers are passing away, leaving huge hoards of these supplies, so keep your eyes open, as these usually sell for next to nothingvery little market for it at the local retail level.
These are the plastic bogus license plates that car dealers use. They're a 1-time use item that get thrown away by the dozens. I use a gasket punch to turn them into overshot cards, or sandwich a piece of greased cardboard between two discs of dummy tag for a poor-man's gas seal. They are stiff and durable enough to resist burning from the powder, and hold up well to a heavily seated roll crimp. Go talk to the detail dept. One of the car wash boys can usually provide you with a lifetime supply of these things for free.
Login Register? Armory » Reloading. I was thinking If you're in a situation where there's none to buy, it would beat making your own paper wads. What say you? You wouldn't be the first. It's no worse than saving fired primers for a rainy day. I've done it. The crimp die could be adjusted lower, but it's not worth changing the die setting just to reuse them.
Thanks guys. Thinking steel with non plastic wad and reusing the shells. Can anyone give any guidance? I will buy a lee load all. Not sure if there is a viable bio plastic cup yet.
Barrel friendly eco shot not steel is available but the cost would make your eyes water. Good luck. Smellydog Well-Known Member. When I tried steel in a muzzle loader it made a card wrap. It worked, that's all I can say for it. Thanks SD. Steel has to have a plastic wad at the moment so your looking at bismuth or tungsten will need a second mortgage claygame ar possibly your best bet for up to date info please do not try to improvise loads in shot guns p.
Thanks Dave - it looks like Eley have done it for me with a decomposable steel shot wad. Wonder if loaders will ever be able to buy them? I can reuse the shells at least then. Gamebore make a steel load with a fibre wad silver steel very expensive though.
Blobby Well-Known Member. I reload for my 12 bore Rem Was great when lead shot was still an acceptable loading and the price wasn't like it has been this passed decade or more i.
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