Originally Posted by LGF
Originally Posted by Shotgunjones
Federal hulls are often chosen to hand load lower pressure shells because data is published for them using wads intended for tapered hulls.

What is the effect of using tapered shell wads in straight walled hulls?

They gas seal poorly resulting in lower chamber presure.

Powder migration may or may not be a problem depending on the powder.


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