wads in .357?

[joe-nwt]

Still haven't hit the range. Hopefully tomorrow. It'll be from either the JP Sauer single action or the GP100.

My bet is you will see no diffence wharsoever and you will wonder why you wasted your time putting the wads in there in the first place.

 

[Brutus]

My bet is you will see no diffence wharsoever and you will wonder why you wasted your time putting the wads in there in the first place.

I think you are right joe. If there was something positive and tangible about it, more shooters would be doing it. Instead it lies dormant like some strange & mysterious alchemy.

 

[handofzeus]

Joe and Brutus, you're probably right. I just want to try for anti-leading. I really can't see doing it for more than 20 or so rounds anyway because it really is a P.I.T.A!

 

[Canuck44]

My bet is you will see no diffence wharsoever and you will wonder why you wasted your time putting the wads in there in the first place.

With that load and caliber you are likely right although if he Chroned his loads I suspect he would find tighter deviations. Too, the wad should eliminate gas cutting and the resulting leading much the same way gas checks do.

Take Care

Bob

 

[Brutus]

Joe and Brutus, you're probably right. I just want to try for anti-leading. I really can't see doing it for more than 20 or so rounds anyway because it really is a P.I.T.A!

What the hay! Give'er a go and see what happens friend!

 

[handofzeus]

AHHH! Finally got out to the range this morning. Well, a total of twenty-five wadded rounds @14grns of IMR4227 pushing a hardcast 158gr semi-waddcutter in the old beast (J.P. Sauer and Sohns Western Six-Shooter .357). No big deal! Hard to tell without shooting more, but no noticeable leading. The sky didn't come crashing down but there was ONE thing that I wasn't counting on. I never noticed much when felt-wadding the old .44 cap and ball because the powder burns so slowly and isn't as hot as smokeless. From the first shot there was the VERY distinctive aroma of burnt animal hair! I remember the almost tasty aroma of the burntgrease smell of the shortening that I use for lube in the .44 but never smelled the more intense 'burning wool suit' smell that I did today. So there you have it, No great accuracy improvement but no leading either. Is it worth it? If you have time to kill by cutting little discs and putting them into cases and are afraid of lead build from a full charge .....sure. Live and learn. Cheers!

 

[Canuck44]

LOL One warning I got when I started to use tissue paper for wadding over my .303Brit loads using pistol powder and lead bullets was to watch for burning grass. Apparently in the South country in the summer you have to be careful shooting in dry grass. Glad to hear your leading problems were resolved.

Take Care

Bob