Originally Posted By: AmarilloMike
If I were shooting loads with fiber wads in competition I would not want lengthened forcing cones. Gough Thomas Garwood contended that the long forcing cones sometimes allowed gas to escape around the (fiber) wad and weld the shot together.

I wouldn't worry about lengthened forcing cones if I were shooting modern plastic wads with shotcups.

Best,

Mike


Mike, can you point to the specific source of your Gough Thomas reference? I have 3 of his books and I can't remember reading anything about the forcing cone issue--but it could well be I've just forgotten it.