new idea for wads

scottd913 · October 30, 2012, 02:01 PM

i spend time thinking about thiings and was woundering about if we were to come to a time where certain things were not avalibal. would it be possible to make wads for 12ga slugs out of wax? making a mold and pouring in wax till it hardens and going with a combination... powder-wax-plug-slug and wax seal

jaguarxk120 · October 30, 2012, 03:29 PM

Many wads can be cut from cork, solid card board, celotex.

snuffy · October 30, 2012, 03:50 PM

I know of NO wax that's strong enough to withstand 11000 PSI without rupturing. That's why modern shotgun wads are made of poly-plastic, or even nylon. Old paper wads are made of multi layer paper, felt, and other fibers.

Multi-wad shot columns were how shotshells were loaded for many years before the use of plastic wads became common.

www.ballisticproducts.com has many choices of paper, fiber and cork wads for constructing multi wad shot columns for specialty shells like buckshot and slugs.

dacaur · October 31, 2012, 10:27 PM

yea, no way is wax going to work, but there will always be stuff avalable that will work.

October 30, 2012, 02:01 PM	#1
scottd913 Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2012 Location: Texas ... north of houston, east of el paso Posts: 214	new idea for wads i spend time thinking about thiings and was woundering about if we were to come to a time where certain things were not avalibal. would it be possible to make wads for 12ga slugs out of wax? making a mold and pouring in wax till it hardens and going with a combination... powder-wax-plug-slug and wax seal

October 30, 2012, 03:50 PM	#3
snuffy Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2001 Location: Oshkosh wi. Posts: 3,055	I know of NO wax that's strong enough to withstand 11000 PSI without rupturing. That's why modern shotgun wads are made of poly-plastic, or even nylon. Old paper wads are made of multi layer paper, felt, and other fibers. Multi-wad shot columns were how shotshells were loaded for many years before the use of plastic wads became common. www.ballisticproducts.com has many choices of paper, fiber and cork wads for constructing multi wad shot columns for specialty shells like buckshot and slugs. __________________ The more people I meet, the more I love my dog They're going to get their butts kicked over there this election. How come people can't spell and use words correctly?

October 30, 2012, 03:29 PM	#2
jaguarxk120 Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,620	Many wads can be cut from cork, solid card board, celotex.

October 31, 2012, 10:27 PM	#4
dacaur Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2010 Posts: 733	yea, no way is wax going to work, but there will always be stuff avalable that will work.