Shot over batting

[Mad Irish Jack]

Has anyone in this forum tried using a cotton batting (padding material used in sewing quilts and such) between the wad and shot? :hmm:
I learned of it on another forum. You use a one inch square of the material (about 3/4" thick) over the cushion wad and this seems to hold the shot together longer. One/sixth of a yard (about $1.00+/-) gives you about 216 squares to try and pattern your charges. These give me an extra 10-13 yards of range. This is big wether you shoot clays or game. :thumbsup:

 

[roundball]

Has anyone in this forum tried using a cotton batting (padding material used in sewing quilts and such) between the wad and shot? :hmm:
I learned of it on another forum. You use a one inch square of the material (about 3/4" thick) over the cushion wad and this seems to hold the shot together longer. One/sixth of a yard (about $1.00+/-) gives you about 216 squares to try and pattern your charges. These give me an extra 10-13 yards of range. This is big wether you shoot clays or game. :thumbsup:

Never tried that but it sounds like it would work...I followed some tips and experimented with paper shot cups for my .62cal/.20ga, resulting in eight #6's in coke cans at 40yds.

But something like the batting would be much easier to carry and use I suspect...for that matter, even using a thick or double thickness of appropriate size patches would probably work...anything that creates the "effect" of a reduced sized bore instead of the wide open cylinder bore would produce tighter patterns...something to experiment with this summer!!
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[musketman]

Has anyone in this forum tried using a cotton batting (padding material used in sewing quilts and such) between the wad and shot? :hmm:

Make sure it is pure cotton when you buy it, synthetic cotton (rayon) will melt if the powder's gas hits it...

 

[Mad Irish Jack]

Thanks Musketman. :front: I should have put '100% cotton batting' when I wrote it. I guess when you've been doing something for a long time and are on a forum like this, you eventually take it for granted that everyone else has that knowledge. But you were correct in stating that it should be 100% cotton. Any item used as wadding, patching material or other cushioning aid, should be 100% natural. Items, such as cotton, linen, leather, bee and wasp nest material, are all acceptable materials.