Gizza22196 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 just been looking at some different cartridges and all the fibre wad versions are more expensive than the plastics, why is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 The components to make fibre wads are more expensive and the manufacturing process takes slightly longer, so cost a little more than plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizza22196 Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 ahh, thanks mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 The fibre wads used to be cheaper, because the components were cheaper 25 years ago. I think it's a con, like petrol and diesel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedwards1966 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 For some reason when I've bought cartridges locally it's been the same price for fibres. Maybe they cost more to produce, maybe they know that if you need fibre you've no choice so they can charge more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 It used to be because they didnt make as many fibre as plastic, therefore shorter more expensive runs, its the same excuse they use for 20b/28b/410b etc these days i would have thought plastic would be more expensive as its a derivative of oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) Automated high volume commercial loading machines love plastic wads. Fibre with their seperate card wads are much slower to load. Also the plastic wads are cheaper and require a little less powder. When plastic wads started to come in in the 60s the cartridge manufacturers went into overdrive promoting the benefits of plastic wads but it was because they wanted to sell the concept to the American public largely for commercial reasons. Some of it was hype which still remains today. Some of it is real eg shot protection. Edited April 21, 2012 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 also, fibre wads often need more powder to be a like for like compared to the plaswadded counterpart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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