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    12 ga 00 buck and wad protection

    I'm loading 00 buck for fun, not hunting. In my test loads, the shot is embedding into the hull pretty far, which causes a few fliers at 25 yards.

    BPI sells Tyvec cards that are supposed to help with this. Anyone have experience? I can make my own tyvec cards to try. Suggestions from experience?

    In the next test, I'm going to use a .050" cardboard card under the shot because I have them.

    I have a lot of experience with Lee key drive slugs, and they are designed to do this.

    12ga Win AA HS hulls 2 3/4" once fired
    Claybuster clone of the WAA12F114 wad with petals cut off
    24.3 gr Universal
    Win209 primer
    Overshot card (.020")
    PC 33 cal 00 buck from Lee mold, 9 count
    Smooth bore no choke (my slug barrel)

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    Forgot the pics

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    Update - I was only able to recover 2 of the 5 Wads with the card underneath. What a difference. Tightened the pattern up nicely.

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