turbo33 Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) As title, do any of you use plastic wads through your hushy? There seems to be a few different views. Saddlery and Gunroom, the home of the hushpower suggest its ok, but check the barrel after each shot,. Could be a bit impractical The subsonics are silly money, so reloading is the way to go. However, cases that have fired fibre are not so successful to resize, but the plastic wad ones are fine. Thoughts gentlemen? Edited August 21, 2014 by turbo33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 I used z19 wads thru my 20 gauge Husher but they were pretty beat up when I found them. The porting seems to act like a cheese grater and chew them up a bit so I don't use them now but I do use obturators which aren't a problem as they have no petals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 i use plastic wads through my 410 hush not had any problems yet probably 250-300 cartridges so far colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 I haven't had an issue using plastic in mine, yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) 12gauge 18grain AS, Fibre was 32g shot has to be one of the cheapest shells to make. I break down costs all the time as I try to budget and get performance too. And this load is as cheap as it gets. The shells are serious value for money. The 28g fibre load cost £10 more in wads, but 60£ in powder. It works out less than £20 more but 1200shells from a kg of powder is impressive. However the cost is more. Either way the wad takes a beating. Edited August 21, 2014 by cookoff013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted August 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thanks Andy, Colin. Sorry, I should have mentioned its through the 410. The other reason is from a reloading perspective, the choices for a subsonic 19grm load are, cork wad or 2mm o/powder card and fibre wad, or a Gualandi h17...no petals. I'm thinking along the lines of, cork allegedly not such a good obturator , shot card and fibre......bit of a fiddle for big fingers so the plastic wad would be favourite as long as there are no hazardous implications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thanks Andy, Colin. Sorry, I should have mentioned its through the 410. The other reason is from a reloading perspective, the choices for a subsonic 19grm load are, cork wad or 2mm o/powder card and fibre wad, or a Gualandi h17...no petals. I'm thinking along the lines of, cork allegedly not such a good obturator , shot card and fibre......bit of a fiddle for big fingers so the plastic wad would be favourite as long as there are no hazardous implications I don't see that a plastic wad that has no petals would be any problem it's pretty much just a stretched obturator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 don't know about reloads as i buy cartridges made up, the plastic ones are lyavale 2.5" 7s and eley trap 2.5" 7.5s all my 6s are fibre hull and eley i don't didn't choose fibre over plastic or vies versa they all shoot fine colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlerob Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 shot over 500 plastic wads in my 410 hush power last year all i suggest to get the most of a .410 is go shot size 7 or 7.5 and you be very impressed by knock down power at 30yards as the pattern is a bit thicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undertree Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 I use Gualandi Bior Skeet h20 in my Investarm Hushpower with 28 gram load,it just takes a little nick from the wad skirt ,these collect in the silencer body and can be emptied out ,no danger as far as I can see.As far as I know can only be obtained from ,SIARM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 I used loads of plaswads in mine when I had it. No problems at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Fired over 250 plastic through my 410 hushpower when I had it with no problems. I used 7's with good effect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted August 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Thanks again for the feedback chaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 My mates 20 bore is as post 10 little bits of wad in the silencer baffles, bit like emptying a hole punch. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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