Hey folks. This may be a “dumb question”, but I’ll ask anyway.
I have AA12, AA12R, and HCD-18 wads. Looking at load data, I see 9 pellet, 10 pellet, 12 pellet…but I can only get 8 to fit inside of any of those wads.
Is it normal and/or ok for buckshot to sit over the top of the petals? In the picture, there is an AA12R with 8 pellets and an HCD-18 with 10 pellets.
The pellets are .323 diameter “00” from pulled down Federal Premium rounds.
I was under the impression that the purpose (or rather, one of the purposes) of the wad is to hold the shot, but I don’t see how to fit that number of pellets inside the wad without some being over the top of the petals.
The load data that I’m referencing from BPI is using a Cheddite hull and primer, with the HCD-18 wad, 10 pellets of .33 “00” buck, and Longshot powder.
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