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Author Topic: Wad choices for a choked barrel  (Read 458 times)

Offline Darren Haverstick

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Wad choices for a choked barrel
« on: October 13, 2016, 08:52:10 AM »
I've got a new long gun that should be delivered tomorrow that has a 20 gauge Colerain Griffin barrel with their turkey choke in it. Since normal 20 gauge wads and cards won't fit through the barrel constriction, what do you all use in their place? A friend of mine who has one of these barrels uses 1/4" felt wads that he cuts into 11/16" circles and then soaks in oil. He uses two of these between the charge and shot and then one over the shot. What would you all suggest I try besides that?

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Re: Wad choices for a choked barrel
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2016, 05:23:54 PM »
Try has follows powder 1/16card ,2 1/4 felt, 1/16 card ,shot , 1/16 card .The 1/16 card should be easy than a 1/8 card to ram home ,the felt wads should have a card both top and bottom of the felt, if the card on the top of the felt is omitted the shot will embed into the felt and leave the muzzle like a bullet it will also blow your pattern
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