Loaded Rifle

[The Hungry Hunter]

If and when I leave my 50 loaded I use wasp/hornets nest material between the powder and patch, works good,.

 

[Roguedog]

Sounds like a good idea. Thanks for the tip.

Jeff

 

If and when I leave my 50 loaded I use wasp/hornets nest material between the powder and patch, works good,.

Why? What's the point?

 

[TennesseeJed]

Some people use wasp nests as an over powder wad to protect the patch from powder burn. He may be using it as much as a layer of protection for the powder from the patch lube.

 

[The Hungry Hunter]

Yes that is what I use it for

 

[hanshi]

And it does work just fine, too.

 

[fearless51]

I know a few front stuffer shotgunners that use wasp nest for an overshot wad while hunting in the rain, they claim it is about the most water resistant stuff you can find. We were talking about it today at the range as a couple of white-faced hornet nests are now visible now that the leaves have fallen off the buckeye tree by the 100yd range.

 

[The Hungry Hunter]

Go figure

 

[hanshi]

And the stuff's the closest thing you can find to asbestos without it being asbestos; and it's made by living organisms. Can't do better.

 

[Rick Son]

UH no way! I dern near kissed a wasp nest that was under an small aluminum work bench a few winters ago,i turned it over to unlock the legs and i saw something i got real close to see what it was it was sort of dark that evening and i mean i dern near kissed them when i saw a couple move i hollered at my dad RUN POP!!!WASPERS!!!I swear on the bible it was as big as a clay pidgeon!If it would have been summer i would have been toast!In fact usin toast even sounds better!!
There were yeller jackets all over the side of the house after tossing the dang thing.I ain't goin near them dead alive or empty!!! NO SIR!!!!