Humm… Doesn't paraffin get pretty soft at warmer temperatures? Consequently, wouldn't any loads buffered with paraffin be very heat sensitive? The first one outta the pipe might perform one way, but the next ones, from the warming chamber, may be totally different.
I hate to think what a mag full of these loads would be like after a sitting awhile in the summer's sun. Don't shotguns have wood on their forearms to insulate your hands from the heat? For pattern control, I suspect you're better off using conventional buffering materials and special purpose wads.
Brent, did you get any meaningful results using air rifle pellets in shot shells? I ask 'cause I bought a junker Chinese air rifle a while ago along with a quantity of pellets. The air rifle's harsh trigger pull makes it virtually useless. The pellets are soft lead and I'm contemplating casting them into balls for my BP revolvers, but...
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