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Nothing fancy, just stack'em so you get good compression.

Just a note, in the DGJ article on fillers and pressure by Bell, I think that fiber wads had the highest pressure spikes out of all the fillers that he tested. On the other hand if the spike, regardless of size was inconsequential to the gun in question and the rifle regulated, I would probably use them too.

Tom

What volume of the DGJ? Sherman uses cork wads in the 577.

On any loading, when you change a component/components start below max and work up carefully.

Tom, many thanks for jarring my thick head's memory bank. I of course had heard about using fiber wads before, I READ about it in Bell's article and, before that, Graeme Wright's book, for God's sake.

I just turned 58, I hope I'm not going senile on the express train.

But back to Bell, yes his article made me wonder about the pressure spike, just a bit. More concerns were in regards to regulation. I've only used dacron because that's what the gun was regulated with and that's what I got for free from a kind soul when I bought my Henry .450 BPE. I'll be running out of it soon and I was just wondering where the best place to get more would be. Hence this post.

I must say, if I get in the "benching mood", which I rarely am, this post has got me thinking about testing other fillers. The cotton balls would be cheap and easy to get and would be nearer to the dacron weight than the wads, I imagine (if that even matters).

Well, when the weather cools down in a couple months I think I will load up a few with different guts and see for myself. Seems like it could be interesting and time worth spent.

Again, thanks to all who contributed, I appreciate it.

Marc

I got a load of dacron from old flat pillows after my wife discovered that one of her stuffed critters was losing weight and looking kind`a puny..

You're a mean man, Mike!

LMAO! She's got too many dust collectors.. Some can make a sacrifice for my use!

The article was a good one, although it didn't mention accosting stuffed animals for their entrails. I would try that but I have the added variable of dog slobber as well.

I have stuck with cotton for the time being. Only fear is that I end up starting a fire during a dry spell. I have also wondered about the possibility of it becomming an obstruction, but with the grain or so that I use I am guessing that it's doubtful.

Cheers

Tom

cornmeal

In my 577/500 Mag. 3 1/8th" I use a full 15 grains worth of dacron. That Teddy Bear was on a serious diet.