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colo native Oldtimer Offline Posts: 760 Location: Barren Ridge, Va Joined: Dec 27^th, 2007	32 miller Mar 26^th, 2013 at 3:07pm	Print Post
	today I stopped at the local hobby store and looked for cork and floral foam, there is at least 2 types, a wet foam and a dry foam, so I bought a cube od dry, for testing. The cork sheets had a tyope of glue on the back so i set it back.. my question is wet or dry foam what you folkx use???


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Schuetzendave Frequent Elocutionist Offline Retired Ex-Shooter Posts: 4041 Location: St. Albert, Alberta Joined: Jan 28^th, 2005	Re: 32 miller Reply #1 - Mar 26^th, 2013 at 3:18pm	Print Post
	I use the 3/4" water pipe insulation tubes to make wads.


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catmasher Ex Member	Re: 32 miller Reply #2 - Mar 26^th, 2013 at 5:02pm	Print Post
	Dave, you know that in May I'm going to check and see if you really do use those wads.. cat......masher


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JackHughs Oldtimer Offline Posts: 657 Location: Riverbank Joined: Sep 27^th, 2008	Re: 32 miller Reply #3 - Mar 26^th, 2013 at 5:37pm	Print Post
	colo native wrote on Mar 26^th, 2013 at 3:07pm: today I stopped at the local hobby store and looked for cork and floral foam, there is at least 2 types, a wet foam and a dry foam, so I bought a cube od dry, for testing. The cork sheets had a tyope of glue on the back so i set it back.. my question is wet or dry foam what you folkx use??? If you choose to use floral foam, use the dry version. JackHughs

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bnice Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1851 Location: Iowa Joined: Nov 30^th, 2006	Re: 32 miller Reply #4 - Mar 26^th, 2013 at 6:52pm	Print Post
	then try burning it. it should not melt into a plastic ball. but turn to an ash


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Schuetzendave Frequent Elocutionist Offline Retired Ex-Shooter Posts: 4041 Location: St. Albert, Alberta Joined: Jan 28^th, 2005	Re: 32 miller Reply #5 - Mar 26^th, 2013 at 10:26pm	Print Post
	check and see if you really do use those wads.. Bill: It will be good to see you in May. Come on over and check it out. Here is what you are looking for: All 550 .32 RKS cases are already loaded for Tommy's shoot. it should not melt into a plastic ball It does not burn or melt. It comes out of the barrel like a big black bumble bee. I have been using it for over ten years now. They actually help wipe the barrel of fouling between shots.
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catmasher Ex Member	Re: 32 miller Reply #6 - Mar 26^th, 2013 at 10:53pm	Print Post
	Dave, have just started using those wads this last winter, the jury is still out on using them or 3/8 dry foam. More work to come. I got one more match down here before the Mason match then out comes all the brass for reloading. 9 days of shooting comes to how many bullets??? bill


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40_Rod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Extremism in the persuit of accuracy is not a vice Posts: 4285 Location: Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 20^th, 2004	Re: 32 miller Reply #7 - Mar 27^th, 2013 at 8:39am	Print Post
	The best place for cork is the office supply stores. They sell rolls of cork about .090" thick. One roll should last you for at least a year. 40 Rod


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rhbrink Full Member Offline Posts: 180 Location: Cass Co. MO. Joined: Jun 12^th, 2011	Re: 32 miller Reply #8 - Mar 27^th, 2013 at 9:06am	Print Post
	Shooting "Big Black Bumble Bees" wow! Do you push the wad down to touch the powder or is there a space between the top of the powder and the bottom of the wad. Also is there a space between the top of the wad and the bottom of the bullet? Would those work in a 32-40? I think that it would be great to find something to use to hold the powder close to the primer in the 32-40 but it scares me too much to leave a space between the wad and the bottom of the bullet. Curious minds would just like to know? Richard


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40_Rod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Extremism in the persuit of accuracy is not a vice Posts: 4285 Location: Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 20^th, 2004	Re: 32 miller Reply #9 - Mar 27^th, 2013 at 9:26am	Print Post
	Richard There should be a space of between .050" and .100" in between the wad and the powder. The powder should be allowed to slump so as not to cause the conditions that ring a barrel. The slump should be on the primer side. You can get a .33 cal cork wad to go the right distance down a .32-40 you have to learn to kind of roll it in and then push it down with a wad seater. 40 Rod


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Schuetzendave Frequent Elocutionist Offline Retired Ex-Shooter Posts: 4041 Location: St. Albert, Alberta Joined: Jan 28^th, 2005	Re: 32 miller Reply #10 - Mar 27^th, 2013 at 10:14am	Print Post
	is there a space between the top of the powder and the bottom of the wad. Also is there a space between the top of the wad and the bottom of the bullet? I keep the wad at the top of the case. About half of the case is empty air space under the wad. There would be about a 1/16" air gap between the top of the wad and the base of the bullet. This is not a problem from Charlie Dell's testing. But you do need an air gap over the powder as indicated by 40 Rod. Placement at the top of the case prevents barrel ringing plus the thick wad provides a temporary seal while the case mouth seals from pressure. This minimizes the amount of gas that tries to work around the case mouth before it seals. Doing this reduces the amount of lube that blows back and can dimple the sides of the case. Sealing of the case can also be alleviated by slightly belling the mouth as well. I have used these wads in bottle neck cases as well. Wider ones that fit tight just below the neck but still leave the air gap over the powder.
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rhbrink Full Member Offline Posts: 180 Location: Cass Co. MO. Joined: Jun 12^th, 2011	Re: 32 miller Reply #11 - Mar 27^th, 2013 at 10:19am	Print Post
	Thanks guys I appreciate the information. Richard


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Schuetzendave Frequent Elocutionist Offline Retired Ex-Shooter Posts: 4041 Location: St. Albert, Alberta Joined: Jan 28^th, 2005	Re: 32 miller Reply #12 - Mar 27^th, 2013 at 10:31am	Print Post
	9 days of shooting comes to how many bullets??? .32: 320 + 160 sighters .25: 40 + 20 sighters .22 LR: 180 + 90 sighters Not including practice and fun match rounds.


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colo native Oldtimer Offline Posts: 760 Location: Barren Ridge, Va Joined: Dec 27^th, 2007	Re: 32 miller Reply #13 - Mar 27^th, 2013 at 4:10pm	Print Post
	found some funny foam from Micheals that is about .06 thick punched some out, lie en with a lighter, poof gone very very little ash.. will try it as well ad pipe inus and floral foam. gotta warm up some thou, oh the things we do....


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11462 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: 32 miller Reply #14 - Mar 27^th, 2013 at 4:30pm	Print Post
	Schuetzendave wrote on Mar 27^th, 2013 at 10:31am: 9 days of shooting comes to how many bullets??? .32: 320 + 160 sighters .25: 40 + 20 sighters .22 LR: 180 + 90 sighters Not including practice and fun match rounds. What do the numbers mean, Dave? Seems like an awful lot of sighters. Is this what you will fire during a the nine days? Joe.

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