Stiff or soft wads?

[Fran49829]

Ox Yoke revolver wads are very stiff.

Revolver wads from The Possibles Shop are very soft.

Which one is better, or doesn't it matter?

Fran

 

[RADeO]

I've had the lubed, stiff wads puncture my paper targets at 25 yards a few times. Very disconcerting to say the least. Left me wondering how I got a flier so far out of the group until I examined the target and found the wads stuck in the cardboard backing.

 

[Mike Brooks]

I've been using no wads at all in SASS shoots this year. No problemo.

 

[Fran49829]

I thought I either had to use a wad under the ball or Crisco on top of the ball to help prevent a chain fire? The Crisco is really messy and takes longer.

 

[R.M.]

I prefer the lubed wad between the powder and ball. Lube over the ball is just too messy for me.

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

I thought I either had to use a wad under the ball or Crisco on top of the ball to help prevent a chain fire? The Crisco is really messy and takes longer.

Nope. You just need to use a ball of the proper size. When you seat the ball, it should shave a nice even ring of lead off all the way around the ball. If it doesn't, go up one size in diameter, say from a .454" ball to a .457". Lube just keeps fouling soft and lets you keep shooting a little longer before cleaning. Proper sized caps firmly seated will prevent chainfires.

 

[rafterob]

If you have your lube in some type of dispenser it is quick and easy. Being an old chef, I use a small pastry decorating bag. Someone has been marketing a homemade dispenser on ebay lately that looks like it would do the trick. An old cookie press that you screw the tips onto would work well also.

 

[Leatherbark]

Use a ball of thicker lube under the lead ball. It wont have time to contaminate the powder. As you seat the lead ball it mashes the lube flat. Sort of like a wad.. Beeswax mixed with olive oil until you can roll it in a ball...........Or better yet SPG lube rolled into a ball................Bob