The wads were not always seated on the powder. Some early Paradox shells had a collar inside that stopped the wad and left a chamber where the powder was loose. It sounds crazy but it moderated the pressure in early smokeless powder loads and will still work today. Thanks, Squid Boy
Just curious where did this info come from?
I am sorry to say that I cannot put my finger on it at the moment but it was either The Gun and It's Development by Greener or The Modern Shotgun by Burrard. It may also have come out of a compendium of articles from The Field. There are several others as well but this was linked primarily to the Paradox Gun and H&H. I have been working with Paradox loads quite a bit lately and will post the info if I can locate it again. Thanks, Squid Boy
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 |