fishblade2
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Since I was already discussing several topics in the other black powder shotgun thread I decided to start a different one asking these questions about wads:
What are the purpose of the over the powder wad and the cushion wad in black powder shotguns?
Does the Cushion wad have to/ should be lubricated and what is the purpose of both (dry and lubricated ones)?
Lastly this one question is about wads but in a modern inline muzzle loader. I know with flintlock and percussion guns that a patch is used around the ball when loading the ball to place something between the powder and the ball and to give the ball some grip for better accuracy, but with my inline muzzleloader all I have used is the synthetic pellets with a sabot bullet. If I was to use regular black powder (actually in a powder form and not pellets) would I need a wad between the powder and the sabot bullet?
Thanks for the help!
What are the purpose of the over the powder wad and the cushion wad in black powder shotguns?
Does the Cushion wad have to/ should be lubricated and what is the purpose of both (dry and lubricated ones)?
Lastly this one question is about wads but in a modern inline muzzle loader. I know with flintlock and percussion guns that a patch is used around the ball when loading the ball to place something between the powder and the ball and to give the ball some grip for better accuracy, but with my inline muzzleloader all I have used is the synthetic pellets with a sabot bullet. If I was to use regular black powder (actually in a powder form and not pellets) would I need a wad between the powder and the sabot bullet?
Thanks for the help!