Need a wad for 3" steel

[shootingmike]

Last year I reloaded some 3" steel for geese / ducks.

 

I used 381 powder, once fired remington cases, cheddite primers and precision reloadings tuprw123 orange wads. Was happy with the results, fairly quick, hard hitting.

 

But then I ran out of the wads (originally got them from a mate who'd imported them).

 

So I need an alternative wad that'll hold roughly 36 grams of 3.75mm steel in 3" cases (crimp not RTO).

Tried ringing claygame but he wasn't too helpful and kept banging on about the bulk element of the powder, and all sorts of other stuff and basically said he didn't have a suitable load using any of his wads.

 

So any suggestions welcome. As sais, I have 381 powder, a mixture of 3" remington and cheddite cases, cheddite primers and 3.75mm steel.

[al4x]

might be worth importing them!

 

http://www.precisionreloading.com/mm5/merc..._PREC_REL_STEEL

[pavman]

i just got some 3 1/2 from these people very helpfull

 

http://www.shooting-directory.co.uk/cartri...roducts-uk.html

Edited September 24, 2010 by pavman

[Guest cookoff013]

my wads only hold 32grams. roll turnover in a 3" case over 45grains a381 maximum. -thats not a recipe,

 

my hulls are high base 3" gordon type.

[Andy H]

Ian's data has a load for 33 grams of steel using 42 grains of 381 with a cx2000 primer and gualandi lbc 43 slit wad using a 6point crimp.