The outfits that make regular shotgun wads should produce these.
The outfits that make regular shotgun wads should produce these.
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has anyone with 3d printer made custom wads? or are the plastics too brittle?
I've been playing with a capsule printed on a resin printer with Inland ABS-Like resin. Not brittle and all, probably more flexible than real ABS. I'm unable to break them with my fingers. It replaces the bullet and has a grove that allows it to be crimped so that it doesn't get pushed in and doesn't come out under recoil. Seems to be working.
Just started playing with it and am still tuning the load. Noticing that the pattern is tightening as I bring up the powder charge, so I'm going to keep working it up. Also, the cases that I'm using are a bit short. With longer cases and one piece of cardboard for the wad, I should easily be able to increase the payload to over 145 gr. of #9 shot. Currently holds 139gr.
Last edited by kombayotch; 08-15-2023 at 01:44 PM.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |