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Apr 13th, 2013 at 7:23pm
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Reply #1 - Apr 13th, 2013 at 8:21pm
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I stretched the thinnest guitar string (.008) I could find across two posts on a piece of smooth board and cut mine.  It was an arbitrary height of .180 and it works fine to hold the powder from spilling out of the short 1.3 inch case and my 32-40 case.  Both breech seated

For my 40-65 I made up another board with guitar wire and cut the wad almost a half inch thick to take up powder space with my 4759 load.  It shot very well out to 600 yards with 9 hits out of twelve shots, 36, 24 and 12 inch gongs.  I missed the 12 inch gong three times out of 4.  With iron sights that 12 inch gong looks like a pin head thru the front aperture.

I left some of these loaded after a gong match for about 3 months and the accuracy went away.  The wad in contact with the powder may have been the reason.
  

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Reply #2 - Apr 14th, 2013 at 1:00pm
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I cut mine on a band saw.  I shoot a 32 Miller so I cut a strip about 1/8" and punch out wads.
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Reply #3 - Apr 14th, 2013 at 3:27pm
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I use the fine foam in my borschardt, cut with a serrated bread knife that came with an adjustable spacer for cutting the slices different thicknesses, bought it at the dollar store. I cut 1/4" slices then just press the sheet over the powder filled shell. Shoots the same as no wad, except I don't accidently dump powder into the chamber.           ...MIKE...
  
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Reply #4 - Apr 14th, 2013 at 3:35pm
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I want to minimize the amount of foreign material in the combustion mix so I cut floral foam as thin as possible - just thick enough to keep the powder in the case.

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Reply #5 - Apr 14th, 2013 at 6:04pm
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I agree with Mike and Jack !!!  Cut the foam into a 1/2" cube and shave off 1/16" to press/fit trim into the case mouth and seat with a dowel...   

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Reply #6 - Apr 14th, 2013 at 7:26pm
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Confusion sets in.... Shocked (breech seating) are you guys puting this all the way down on the powder or just leaving it at the case mouth?
I cut some on my band saw at 1/16" and 1/8". 1/8" seems to stay at the case mouth better and be less fragile. I have some thing called "dry" floral foam....I think I'll go back to Wally World and look for the "wet" stuff, I think it may be better suited for the job?
  
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Reply #7 - Apr 15th, 2013 at 9:43am
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I would leave it in the mouth only.
We have had one shooter put a ring in his RKS stainless steel barrel from putting the floral foam down on the powder.
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Reply #8 - Apr 15th, 2013 at 8:52pm
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Charlie Dell's book explained how he could ring a barrel by holding the powder perpendicular to the bore.  My take on that was it is best to allow the powder room enough to slump a little.

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Reply #9 - Apr 15th, 2013 at 9:02pm
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MikeT wrote on Apr 15th, 2013 at 8:52pm:
Charlie Dell's book explained how he could ring a barrel by holding the powder perpendicular to the bore.  My take on that was it is best to allow the powder room enough to slump a little.

Keep on hav'n fun!
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Reply #10 - Apr 16th, 2013 at 9:03am
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One other note when Charlie loaded his own cases for his rail gun he would always tip the case mouth down and then bring them horizontal and place them in the chamber. this leaves the slump at the back closest to the primer. He felt that it was more accurate done that way.

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