?Before plastic wads loading manual for shotgun??????

[warren5421]

Very long shot but trying to find a loading manual that list loads with out using the plastic wads of today. Back around 1970 I remembering loading trap loads using fiber, felt, and cork wads. At 75 I don't remember what went first or how thick to use. I' know I need over and under shot cards but not size or thickness. I was using paper hulls at that time. Used them in a double over/under and I think the Browning A5. They were made on an very old MEC. The name and number on the loading manual will work ok, just something to get started.

 

[Michigan Slim]

Ballistic Products has the reloading manuals that you seek.

 

[warren5421]

they are out on most things

 

[2in1evtime]

check with graf and sons they just got a bunch of different cards and buffers in for shotgun, i use the 11 gauge cards and .5 inch buffers in my muzzleloader double

 

[Greffy]

Maybe you already have the wads and are just looking for the information, but this place makes all the wads and cards you could ever want. Seems like anyway.

https://circlefly.com/

 

[warren5421]

yes "CIRCLEFLY WADS" are great. When you are using fiber wads you need to set the compression on a MEC and the old shotgun load books helped in doing that. You also used a combination cork, fiber, and felt for the powder and load you were using.

 

[AmmoManAaron]

I have data in one or two of my old manuals. I won't have time until next week to look it up, but I've used some of the loads with original Alcan nitro cards and Blue Streak fiber wads. Wad pressure is pretty important in getting them to work right with smokeless powder.