Johnch
01-05-2009, 01:21 AM
Not realy a new idea , but a new way to use what I have on hand to load slugs
As I am a duck hunter and reload steel
I have a varity of odd ball wads , that most reloaders don't
I was sitting at the reloading bench , after finishing loading some 45's
I picked up a Lyman slug , designed to be put in a standard wad
Well I had a unslit steel shot wad also sitting in a bag on the bench
For grins I tryed pushing the slug into the wad
A real tight fit , I had to force the wad in
The slug dose apear to bulge the wad a bit and if I need to
I could size the slug slightly
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/johnch/slug.jpg
The wad in the pic , is a Balistic products CSD wad for 1 1/8 oz of steel shot
But I also have some designed for 7/8 oz of steel shot
But Balistic products also has lead loading data
I am planning on casting up a bunch more slugs
Then figuring out how much filler card wads I need to take up the excess space inside the wad
I figure the wad should stay with the slug
And act sort of like a Brennike (sp) slug
John
As I am a duck hunter and reload steel
I have a varity of odd ball wads , that most reloaders don't
I was sitting at the reloading bench , after finishing loading some 45's
I picked up a Lyman slug , designed to be put in a standard wad
Well I had a unslit steel shot wad also sitting in a bag on the bench
For grins I tryed pushing the slug into the wad
A real tight fit , I had to force the wad in
The slug dose apear to bulge the wad a bit and if I need to
I could size the slug slightly
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/johnch/slug.jpg
The wad in the pic , is a Balistic products CSD wad for 1 1/8 oz of steel shot
But I also have some designed for 7/8 oz of steel shot
But Balistic products also has lead loading data
I am planning on casting up a bunch more slugs
Then figuring out how much filler card wads I need to take up the excess space inside the wad
I figure the wad should stay with the slug
And act sort of like a Brennike (sp) slug
John