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| < 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ Another 7/8 ounce load question...Slidehammer... |
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:34 pm
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| Slide-When we refer to 28 cards used to take up space in a 7/8 ounce 16 gauge load, which "card" are we using? Ballistic products sells .030 thin over shot cards as well as nitro card wads which are 0.125-0.135. I would like to use a 7/8 ounce load using SG-16 wads. Seems to me I have seen recipes using this wad as well as Unviversal Clays powder. Mike |
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Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:54 am
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Little Creek,
Most times the .125" or .135" is used as a filler. The correct amount (or height) is determined by achieving a correct crimp.
.030" and .045" are usually considered an overshot wad for roll crimping. There is no reason they couldn't be used for spacers under the shot for a fine adjustment other than cost may rise.
Ballistic Products has what you need but charges plenty for it. There is a company called "Circle Fly" that my buddies use for black powder loads that sells mail order which would be good for you in AK. You can find there website easily.
Some have gotten good bulk deals with them I believe.... Perhaps 16gaugeguy will chime in as I believe he uses Circle Fly? At any rate he gets good pricing on his 28ga fillers.
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Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:18 am
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You'd better believe it.  |
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Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:21 pm
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For this load I use freebie spacers from one of the other shooters at my club.I have sent some to several on this forum.They are punched from cardboard at his work and considered trash----I get them in a trashbag  No shipping,handling or other costs involved and I get a good shooting load  |
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Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:55 pm
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| Interesting. That means I can make them with a punch. |
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:12 am
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| Its more work than you think. I used to punch out wads from old foam steak and meat trays with a 1/2 inch punch. It is both tedious and time consuming. One inexpensive bulk shipment of 28 ga. card wads from Circle Fly and you will have a nice long term supply handy anythime you need it. Its too cheap and easy to pass up. |
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Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:43 am
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| I have an old brass shell that I use a s a punch, and make my "cards" out of the take-home styrofoam (sp?) boxes that you can get at any restaurant. Works great. I have also made them out of the heavy plastic cushioning sheets that are used in packing. |
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Fri Dec 15, 2006 5:48 am
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Why is an overshot or undershot card any better than puffed wheat?
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Fri Dec 15, 2006 6:53 am
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Last edited by mike campbell on Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:49 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:28 am
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The big problem with cereals is their basic design is to be very hygroscopic. The card wads are much less so; the styrofoam basically non-hygroscopic....
Think of your juicy T-Bone coming from the market laying on a layer of puffed wheat...... You'll get the idea!
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