Thanks again to all here-

I'll look into that Unique possibility, thinner cards sound good too.
I was thinking the felt wad might have had some value as cushion, but really, a modern 'petal' shot cup might be just the trick as a replacement for the overpowder card and felt wadding -- might take less space, and will likely do more good to patterns than whatever cushion I'd get from 1/4" felt...


--Tinker