Plastic wads/shot cups

[dave61965]

I found a handful locally for my Pedersoli 10 gauge, they fit fine but didn’t shoot it enough to say how well though.

 

[Jim Seaman]

I tried them a few months ago in a smoothbore.
The results below may interest you:

I checked out the video. Great information. Thank you!

 

[Old Shepherd]

I used to goose hunt years ago with my double barreled CVA 12 gauge. To be legal I used steel shot and Ballistic Products steel shoot cups. My hunting partner and I both have the same shotguns. We practiced and tried different wad combinations and shot size and powder charges. What patterned the best for us was as follows:
90 grs of ffg
1 overpower card
1 lubricated (bore butter) fiber wad
The steel shot cup
1 1/8 oz of Steel T shot
1 overshot card
We worked this up for 40 yards. The pattern started getting holes in it after that. We took our share of geese with that load.
Old Shepherd

 

[Old Shepherd]

I must add that the above load data was put together way before this forum was around and Skychief’s use of a heavy lubed fiber wad over the shot. I am going to try that next to see if I can extend my useful pattern out to 45 or more yards.
Old Shepherd

 

[Rob M.]

Plastic cups work fine and are nice cause they are free , just pick them up by the handfuls at the local range . Ive never bought a one but have hundreds in the shop ... I give them A wrap of masking tape , works great . My home made ones work decent too

 

[Jim Seaman]

Plastic cups work fine and are nice cause they are free , just pick them up by the handfuls at the local range . Ive never bought a one but have hundreds in the shop ... I give them A wrap of masking tape , works great . My home made ones work decent too

May I inquire as to what your homemade wads are made from?

 

[Harry Marinakis]

I get 10-inch groupings at 100 feet with 00 buckshot and my 12-gauge shotgun

 

[Rob M.]

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May I inquire as to what your homemade wads are made from?

used newspaper , not so great but works , file paper and paper bags from grocery ....wrap em around d a dowel ( size the dowel ) , twist bottom closed , leave top open ....hornets nest ( outside covering not nest , inside )t or grass on top .... You can use a card too if your into that ... I prefer the natural stuff now , not because its natural , even though that is neat , but the grass and such seem to fall away completely , some times cards cause the shot to slug ...no good ....

 

[Jim Seaman]

Ive
used newspaper , not so great but works , file paper and paper bags from grocery ....wrap em around d a dowel ( size the dowel ) , twist bottom closed , leave top open ....hornets nest ( outside covering not nest , inside )t or grass on top .... You can use a card too if your into that ... I prefer the natural stuff now , not because its natural , even though that is neat , but the grass and such seem to fall away completely , some times cards cause the shot to slug ...no good ....

I’ve considered paper. This is encouraging, I think I’ll give them a try. Thank you.

 

[Rob M.]

I’ve considered paper. This is encouraging, I think I’ll give them a try. Thank you.

Give em a try bud , dont cost a thing !! Best of luck ...holler if you need anything , info ... etc. For turkey , 20 ga. I like 1 ,1/4 oz.#4 , 65 gr. 2F ....

 

[Jim Seaman]

Give em a try bud , dont cost a thing !! Best of luck ...holler if you need anything , info ... etc. For turkey , 20 ga. I like 1 ,1/4 oz.#4 , 65 gr. 2F ....

Will do!

 

[Trigger]

Just found that... I don't know when we went back to this now.

That's a nice shotcup, biodegradable

 

[Blackpowderart]

Just found that... I don't know when we went back to this now.

That's a nice shotcup, biodegradable

Where at?

 

[Trigger]

The nra

https://www.ssusa.org/content/review-federal-top-gun-with-paper-wad/

It's new you know

 

[earlwb]

I use 16 ga shot cups with my .69 musket and my .69 pistol too. I had to buy a case of 500 though. But the price was pretty good at the time. I used the musket for five hunting to good effect. The shot cups really do work too.

I like the idea of paper shot cups too. I wonder if they can make them out of that stuff they used to make more or less edible peanuts for packaging padding filler I think they use some kind of a corn or rice leftover stuff.

 

[Trigger]

If they start making squirrels nest horse ass thing inthere again in going to sound like this.

 

[Trigger]

https://www.claygame.co.uk/12ga-fibre-shot-cups-pd82

I don't know if this is going to be availability but looks like were going biodegradable no plastic.

Overhere playing oragami and they go make a paper cup like that. We could use that.

 

[Trigger]

Wow hope this doesn't hurt anyone eyes

Ground walnut shells

 

[Trigger]

I have to get corn cob but I'd try it.

3 overshot ground corn cob shot.

I've searched around here and found the same and similar ideas all cool.

Then I search for them in 2024 use?

 

[Jim Seaman]

Just found that... I don't know when we went back to this now.

That's a nice shotcup, biodegradable

Hey, thanks. Where can these biodegradable cups be found for purchase?