Thread: graphite wads
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Old 01-27-2012, 02:26 PM
Harold M Harold M is offline
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Thanks all. Some of the guys who helped sort out some of Harvey's stuff found sheets of what you desribe - I only heard the stories second-hand, having moved to this part of the planet long after Harvey's time. Having never seen the actual material, I wondered if this was "wad material" and also wondered how the wads were formed. Cutting with the case mouth after charging gives me a feeling for what the material must have been like.

As to benefit, I guess one could expect some insulating of the bullet base, and some protection of a cast bullet from impingement of powder granules propelled by the primer, etc. What benefit there would be to a jacketed bullet - and it appears they were used with jacketed bullets - is hard to imagine, hence my initial question. Perhaps it was felt that the was lubricates the bore for the next round? Anyway, the practice seems to have died out at least for jacketed bullets.

Now, I gotta go push the slush off the drive-way lest it freeze. Ugh.

Thanks again, all.

H
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