Originally Posted By: MarkOue
Don,

The wads from some steel/hard non-toxic shot are tapered so that the side petals of the wad are significantly thicker toward the base of the wad than toward the top. Could this positively affect at least the start of the flow of shot under Bernoulli's Principle?

Respectfully,
Mark


I don't think so, as these principles were at work back when shotguns lacked shot protection. The venturi effect is, unfortunately, counter-intuitive to "common sense," which is why it was so long to be discovered.