Wool instead of wad?

[Daryl Crawford]

Looking for some opinions here. I've heard of using a ball of wool over the powder for both round ball and shot. It should be less flammable than tow and I was told it was a good cushion. Before I try it I hoped to get some insight.

 

[sawyer04]

I used wool in the old scattergun, but is not easily available to me now ( don't shear sheep anymore). I use paper wasp nest and at times have used green leaves. I found an abandoned hornets nest last year room hunting and it works great.

 

[tenngun]

Wool works great. 1x2 inch rectangles fold in well. Or you can cut squares and pick it apart in to a wad of fibers.

 

[Grenadier1758]

If you have scrap wool fabric, it can be folded into an acceptable wad. I wouldn't buy new wool fabric to make into wads. If you are worried about flammability, the flame resistant baby flannel can be used for wadding and cleaning patches.

 

[Daryl Crawford]

So a ball of raw wool about the size of an acorn would work over powder? Would it also work well over shot?

 

[Grenadier1758]

You don't need quite as much over the shot, but that would work.

 

[RAEDWALD]

Wool chars rather than burns. When I was using it I could collect the wads and often use them again.

 

[tenngun]

So a ball of raw wool about the size of an acorn would work over powder? Would it also work well over shot?

Yup.

 

[Enfield58]

So a ball of raw wool about the size of an acorn would work over powder? Would it also work well over shot?

I thought this might be a great idea. Here's the link from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Flowing-Rive...R6X96WX18TH&psc=1&refRID=G6J5B9089R6X96WX18TH

Like I said; I thought it might be a good idea until I read the comments. One of them mentioned that it had some dung in it and that the odor was really bad.

I'm not interested in handling anything with dung in it. So I'll continue to use pre-cut wads.

 

[Redbearcat]

Bags of raw wool (gallon size) can be purchased at F & T Fur Harvesters for under $4.00. Just enter wool in the search box and it can be found. It’s clean, used for adding sent to the wool for a hole set trap.

 

[Enfield58]

Bags of raw wool (gallon size) can be purchased at F & T Fur Harvesters for under $4.00. Just enter wool in the search box and it can be found.

Does it have dung in it?

 

[Redbearcat]

Edited post above

No dung

 

[Stantheman86]

Coffee Filters?

 

[sawyer04]

Edited post above

No dung

Ah, where did you get the idea wool has dung it? just curious.

 

[Redbearcat]

Not my idea! Ask Enfield58

 

[Enfield58]

Ah, where did you get the idea wool has dung it? just curious.

Read my earlier post with the link to Amazon.

Some comments on the raw wool for sale on Amazon said it had dung in it and smelled bad,

 

[tenngun]

After brushing my yorkie I noted a brush full of hair. Light bulb. I saved his hair for a bit, mixed it with lard enough to make cakes and could cut off all sized bits I could use as wads. Shot fine, reeked of nastiest wet dog you’ve ever smelled.

 

[Pukka Bundook]

From "An essay on shooting" "..........wool is nothing worth" (1797 I think)
they list all kinds of wadding, and everything else is better than wool. They knew of what they spoke.

 

[Daryl Crawford]

Coffee Filters?

Do you just fold a bit up for over powder and over shot?

 

[Enfield58]

What ever happened to old magazines or newspapers?