silverman1
03-15-2013, 11:36 PM
I ran out of WAA12R wads,and a search on here ,Guys were claiming they were using WAA12
white wads.
I tried these,and have not been able to get a good crimp. [I am using AA hulls]
I tried a bunch of Test loads with the WAA12 wads,and used [in a MEC 600 jr] from 40 to 90
Pounds of wad pressure.
I still cannot get the wad deep enough to get a good crimp[I am using 35 gr.4756 powder]
My crimp flares out,and when I do the final crimp,there is a hole in the middle of the fold,and the OAL is longer than a standard case.
I took them outside,and tried to feed them through my 870,and Savage,and the flared case end sometimes hangs up.
I tried the claybusters substitute,and there is a rib,full length down the center of each wad petal,and forcing a sabot slug in,would bulge the case,and it would not chamber.
When I originally tested this mold when it came out,I tried 5 different powders,and the 4756 gave the best accuracy,and best Vel.
We have a shotgun steel challange at the end of the month at our club,and it looks like I am going to have to buy slugs for now!
Can anyone tell me what wad will substitute,and actually work?
With the WAA12R wad,I could seat the wad,and drop the slug in,but with the WAA12 ,I had to drop it in the wad,and seat wad/slug together.
The wad sits so high in the case,the wad flares in with the old crimp,and trying to force the slug in,pushes the petals down into the hull.
I tried to take a claybusters wad,and use a wood gouge to take the rib out,and the base inside is smaller,and the slug will not seat all the way.
H E L P !
white wads.
I tried these,and have not been able to get a good crimp. [I am using AA hulls]
I tried a bunch of Test loads with the WAA12 wads,and used [in a MEC 600 jr] from 40 to 90
Pounds of wad pressure.
I still cannot get the wad deep enough to get a good crimp[I am using 35 gr.4756 powder]
My crimp flares out,and when I do the final crimp,there is a hole in the middle of the fold,and the OAL is longer than a standard case.
I took them outside,and tried to feed them through my 870,and Savage,and the flared case end sometimes hangs up.
I tried the claybusters substitute,and there is a rib,full length down the center of each wad petal,and forcing a sabot slug in,would bulge the case,and it would not chamber.
When I originally tested this mold when it came out,I tried 5 different powders,and the 4756 gave the best accuracy,and best Vel.
We have a shotgun steel challange at the end of the month at our club,and it looks like I am going to have to buy slugs for now!
Can anyone tell me what wad will substitute,and actually work?
With the WAA12R wad,I could seat the wad,and drop the slug in,but with the WAA12 ,I had to drop it in the wad,and seat wad/slug together.
The wad sits so high in the case,the wad flares in with the old crimp,and trying to force the slug in,pushes the petals down into the hull.
I tried to take a claybusters wad,and use a wood gouge to take the rib out,and the base inside is smaller,and the slug will not seat all the way.
H E L P !