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Woody402
PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 6:09 pm  Reply with quote



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I was give 4 bags of SP16 wads today. One bag is clear wads I assume 60’s era. The other 3 are 2 bags dark solid blue not translucent and one bag light blue translucent. What era on the dark blue. The light blue ones Are newer I know and are the only ones I’ve ever seen in my reloading days.
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Dogchaser37
PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 7:06 pm  Reply with quote
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Not sure you can put any year on the colors. Even in the 1990’s a batch came through clear.

I have seen dark blue, light blue and clear SP-16’s.....These have been made from 1987 going forward.

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Hammer bill
PostPosted: Sat Mar 31, 2018 1:58 am  Reply with quote



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I've even have some yellow ones.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 31, 2018 5:35 am  Reply with quote



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I use quite a few of them and only have seen light blue. Started loading 16 ga about five years ago.
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hoashooter
PostPosted: Sat Mar 31, 2018 10:22 am  Reply with quote
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The color can vary due to two factors---The amount of blue color mixed in w/the clear plastic resin during manufacture or sunlight.The wad should be flexible -sunlight will make them brittle and unuseable.
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