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BigCreekMI
PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:04 pm  Reply with quote
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Well said Mike. Many of "us folks" have come by lots of older high capacity wads, but enjoy shooting lighter loads that can be easily assembled using the old wads and fillers. Good enough for practice or to win a club event from time to time.

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DanLee
PostPosted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 5:24 am  Reply with quote
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Thin overshot cards work better for me. No messing with Cheerios or putting nitro cards in the bottom of wads. Just drop a 28-gauge .030" card on top of the shot at the precrimp station and carry on.

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WyoChukar
PostPosted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 3:59 pm  Reply with quote



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Rather than a cheerio, try just dropping a spent primer in the bottom of the cup. They weigh about 15 grains and are basically free as a byproduct of reloading. Call it recycling with a purpose.
I have read that shot charges should be within a tolerance of plus or minus 25 grains when loading steel shot which is far more sensitive to pressure changes caused by load variations than lead (Tom Roster). 15 grains falls well within this range. With lead target loads, not much of a concern. Due to lack of density and form factor, the spent primer does not carry down range beyond the shot either.
I have used this method for about 20 years mainly with my blue grouse ammo since I often need a filler after removing the wad petals to allow bore contact to help deform chilled shot and open patterns at very short ranges. I was surprised at how much capacity the wad petals take up.
As a side note, I did one time clean a bird that actually had been struck by the spent primer! Penetration was less than that of the shot pellets. The bird was taken at no more than 20 yards. Fairly amusing.

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fn16ga
PostPosted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 6:11 pm  Reply with quote
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You don't worry about the spent primer scoring your barrel ? I would
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oldhunter
PostPosted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:24 pm  Reply with quote
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When I poured milk over my cheerios, some floated to the top and some stayed on the bottom, so I say both top and bottom.

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WyoChukar
PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:20 am  Reply with quote



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Primers are pretty soft, even mild steel will scratch them. In the bottom of a shot cup, surrounded by shot it should be fairly well contained. In my use with a petal-less wad I have never seen it even in some cheap doubles that were soft enough that steel shot peened the forcing cones.
My concern with the Cheerio is that it will crush when crimped then the fibers will just leak in between the shot therefore allowing the crimps to cave in later while the shells rattle around in my pockets.
The ideal solution, but more time consuming is to use a foam or cork disc. I have though of making a hole punch and cutting discs from the thin packing foam that many electronics are wrapped in when shipped-another basically free material. Idea

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Dave in Maine
PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 10:46 am  Reply with quote



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Ahh, but when the Cheerio is crushed - either by crimping or when the shell is fired - it will become as fine a honey-nut flavored shot buffer as could ever have been imagined and, if you happen to hit the bird you're shooting at, it will make it even more flavorful. Like one of those marinade injectors they pitch late at night (or early in the morning) once the channel has gone over to infomercials.
I dunno whether it will help the taste of clay birds - don't eat 'em myself - but game birds, for sure it will.
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WyoChukar
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Well that does bring up a perplexing issue. I do love Cheerios and have noticed that they are available in many versions, so it does beg the question: should one match the Cheerio to the situation?
I mean, surely, winter hunts would theoretically require Frosted Cheerios. Hunting Ruffed Grouse in a an old orchard would logically indicate that Apple Cinnamon Cheerios are best. Multiigrain should be a nice all around filler for hunting stubble fields of the midwest. Perhaps Ancient Grains Cheerios are intended for those of us with older double guns (or older shooters). Fruity Cheerios may be intended for...well we won't go there!

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rdja
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Anyone ever used plastic pellets as a filler. I found some 3 1/2 inch Remington Wingmaster on sale as a local store for very cheap. I bought them and reloaded them into 12 ga 1 1/8 oz loads. When I cut the 3 1/2 inch shells apart the top had about 1/4 inch or more of white plastic pellets. Almost to the point where I thought it could be a 3 inch shells. Got me thinking about using those pellets to fill a light load to get a better crimp.
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grouser47
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I like mine to go "snap - crackle & pop" I use rice crispies Very Happy

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WyoChukar
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Styrofoam beads would be great if they weren't so darn messy. The static charge that makes them messy is no small concern either. Shocked

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I don't post on here to often. I tend to eat my breakfast cereal. When I am using a filler which is quite often. I prefer to use FOAM BACKER ROD 5/8" It can be purchased at most hardware stores. Costs about $5 for 20 feet. I cut it with a scissors.
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