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| Tweet Topic Started: 19th July 2007 - 09:48 PM (261 Views) | |
| neilp | 19th July 2007 - 09:48 PM Post #1 |
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why do most people profer plastic wads to fibre .would like to know your thoughts cheers. |
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| Neil | 19th July 2007 - 09:58 PM Post #2 |
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I can never tell the difference in performance. Ive often wondered myself just why they have different types of wads. I suppose the paper and felt wads are more enviromently friendly - But im sure sure someone has an answer. |
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| James@Scarborough | 19th July 2007 - 10:01 PM Post #3 |
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I would go for fibre every time. No worries about farmers livestock eating them or anything ;) . |
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| monkey hanger | 19th July 2007 - 10:03 PM Post #4 |
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plastic usually pattern better and are a bit faster for less of a bang? ever noticed the better fibre jobs give a "real kick" cheers MH |
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| photopro | 19th July 2007 - 10:19 PM Post #5 |
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It is down to a better shot pattern and no doubt easier and cheap to manufacture. photopro |
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| Neil | 19th July 2007 - 10:40 PM Post #6 |
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I remember those "Rottwieller" carts that DM brought to Cotton Dale. I dont know about getting a kick, fireing these was like getting punched in the shoulder by Mike Tyson. Horrible little things! :D |
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| James@Scarborough | 19th July 2007 - 10:49 PM Post #7 |
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You're going to have to toughen up a bit if you're going to carry on with this shooting lark!
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| Neil | 19th July 2007 - 10:55 PM Post #8 |
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But - I came from behind to second place using these so I shouldnt complain too much!
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| Danger Mouse | 20th July 2007 - 12:04 AM Post #9 |
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You tart, get in a hide and bang a few out at some birds, you need to toughen up young man!
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| Nige | 3rd August 2007 - 07:02 AM Post #10 |
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good work
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| lord geordie | 3rd August 2007 - 04:22 PM Post #11 |
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Plastic wads are specifically designed to create a cushion effect on the initial thrust to stop the shot from clumping together and deforming thus creating (alledged) better pattern but good pattern can ALSO be acheived with good quality chokes. There ARE bio degradable plastic wads now which disolve AND i read an article not too long ago where they were trying out fibre wads which were shaped just like plastic wads to create the same cushion effect. You will find MOST people choose plastic for 2 main reasons 1 is of course the price as most cheap carts are plastic wads 2 is the pattern or alledged pattern as I have used fibre wads in the past and have had no trouble at all with the pattern or with the end results. LG |
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| Shootologist | 10th August 2007 - 06:47 PM Post #12 |
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The latest research by BASC seems to indicate that fibre wads give better patterns than plastic!! |
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