I larn't frum an ole dixie catalogue thet i kept in th' two-holer; started usin' th' pages thet only showed 'spensive stuff' an' it lasted near as long as th' monkey wards catalogue i had in there afore it. one uv th' last papers had a formula fer usin' wool felt soaked in salt-free lard, outta th' mesican food aisle at th' soopermarket fer wads. wound up usin three felts punched outta one o' them army surplus mukluk liners, th' thick white wool felt'uns. din't use no overpowder card, jist used a punched-out milk carton overshot card on top o' th' load. used equal volume o' FFg 'n shot; 65 grain measure fer th' 12ga, 60 grain fer th' 20ga, 55 fer th' 24ga. th' wads wuz punched out on th' end-grain of a hunk o' chain-sawed fire log; 3/4" fer th' 12, 5/8" fer th' 20, 9/16" fer th' 24. my loads jist natcherly seem ta shoot tighter than th' commercial components. one uv th' 24ga guns likes 4 felts better'n three.
windy