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| < 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ Light load filler? |
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Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:54 pm
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| What do you guys use to fill the extra space in 3/4 and 7/8oz loads when needed? I've been trying dried soy beans and they seem to work fine. Would like to know other good options. |
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Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:59 pm
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| Cheerios work for me but thanks be to the DR16 I don't have to use them anymore. |
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Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:16 pm
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| dukxdog wrote: |
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Would like to know other good options.
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Puffed rice, puffed wheat, 1/8th inch 28 gauge card wads, styrofoam discs, dried pinto beans or just about any other dry lightweight non-metallic, semi-rigid material that you can stuff into the hull mouth. |
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:09 am
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Puffed rice and wheat are biodegradable, and inexpensive. But they can be a bit too compressible for really low payloads - like 1/2 and 5/8 oz - where you are dealing with large voids. Have used 1/2 a packing peanut for such.
Puffed cereal does not affect patterns in any demonstrable way. Not as sure about packing peanuts, but I'm inclined to say the same about them.
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:45 am
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| Twice Barrel wrote: |
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styrofoam discs,
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Maybe the best option....
1. Virtually no added ejecta weight
2. FREE
3. Easy to punch into wads.
4. Additional cushioning to shot charge.
5. Allows more of shotcup length usable to protect shot. (A 1/8" Styro wad will flatten to approx. 1/32" upon firing.)
6. No affect to pattern.
7. Non-hygroscopic
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:51 am
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Slide you forgot,
8. low cholesterol
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:10 am
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| Dave Erickson wrote: |
Slide you forgot,
8. low cholesterol
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Right you are Dave! ... Sorry!
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:11 am
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Last edited by mike campbell on Sat Jul 27, 2019 5:32 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:37 pm
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| Here is another vote for styrofoam if you need a filler. I just can't pass up those old dusty bags Rem SP16 wads I come across at the gun shows. |
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