Wharf Rat Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Rabbit I hit tonight has a patch of skin missing about 1/2" to 3/4" big, you can see the ribcage underneath. It looked healthy enough before meeting 32g of 6 shot. I wondered if it had been hit by the plastic wad? I reckon he was about 25 - 30 yards away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Rabbit I hit tonight has a patch of skin missing about 1/2" to 3/4" big, you can see the ribcage underneath. It looked healthy enough before meeting 32g of 6 shot. I wondered if it had been hit by the plastic wad? I reckon he was about 25 - 30 yards away. Most likely you can punch holes clean through hardboard with plasic shot cups at 20 yds or so regular away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Most likely you can punch holes clean through hardboard with plasic shot cups at 20 yds or so regular away I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 I doubt it. me too, if they worked that well we wouldn't need to load the lead in them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Doubt it as much as you like, it happens try it before you cast doubt . I think not all pellets leave the shot cup as you still get a pattern BUT perfect wad size holes plugged through the hardboard. Hapened frequently while testing steel shot shells at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdSolomons Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Might find it's the ounce of lead directly infront of it that makes the gap, then the little old wad pops his nose through it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Might find it's the ounce of lead directly infront of it that makes the gap, then the little old wad pops his nose through it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the enigma Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 I remember taking a magpie once at about 7 yards,very messy. Found the wad embed in what was left of its rib cage................ but I think that it was the 32grms of no.5 that opened him up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdSolomons Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Yes, unless the wad can overtake the shot I think it's going to be those heavy bits they put infrint of the wad that do the damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 I still wouldn't volunteer to let someone shoot me with a cartridge that had the shot removed! Regards, Gixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wharf Rat Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Most likely you can punch holes clean through hardboard with plasic shot cups at 20 yds or so regular away Sorry, my original post wasn't as clear as it could be. When I say that the skin is removed, it is just the skin that is missing. Ribs and skin are visible underneath as they are intact. It looks as though the skin has been removed by a tiny pastry cutter. It is certainly not strung shot, and there is no gaping hole as with a segment of shot welded together by escaping propelant gas. I am seriously tempted to empty a cartridge of shot and fire the wad at some hardboard to see what happens now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 I am seriously tempted to empty a cartridge of shot and fire the wad at some hardboard to see what happens now... That wont tell you a great deal, without the pressure of the shot column the plaswad wont behave in anything like a normal fashion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 That wont tell you a great deal, without the pressure of the shot column the plaswad wont behave in anything like a normal fashion. yep just be a really loud bang. and very messy with burning nitro powder all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 If you look at a busy clay range the carpet of wads starts next to no distance from the firing point. Most go what? 30yds? You will see fibre and plastic at that distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 If you remove the shot from a shell using a plasic shotcup it just gets stuck in the choke section, i have done it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cant hit rabbits 123 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 (edited) While shooting skeet a while back, I took a shot and although the shot missed the clay :unsure: the wad hit it! due to this rather rare occurance, I was given the kill. However, all the wad did was bump into the clay and change its angle ever so slightly at less than 20 yards. If they were as powerful as stated, surely the clay would have been obliterated? Edited September 1, 2011 by cant hit rabbits 123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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