Videos tagged with Shotgun Wads

This video demonstrates the process of reloading 12 gauge shotshells using steel BBs as the projectile. The instructor details the components, including Fiocchi clear hulls, Longshot powder, TUPRW12 steel wads, and steel BBs. The guide covers both roll crimping and star crimping techniques, offering insights into achieving a factory-like finish and addressing potential issues like powder leakage. The emphasis is on self-reliance and the ability to produce custom ammunition.

This video delves into Winchester's commitment to innovation in shotshell technology. It highlights how specific component choices, such as hard shot alloys and advanced wad designs, directly impact performance in various shooting disciplines like target shooting, waterfowl hunting, and turkey hunting. The discussion emphasizes tailoring ammunition to specific applications for optimal results.

Winchester introduces AA Diamond Grade ammunition, an upgrade to their trusted AA line for target shooters. This new offering features significantly harder shot due to an increased antimony content (8% vs. 6% in standard AA and 2% in typical target loads), which promotes rounder shot, straighter flight, and tighter patterns. The shot is also copper-plated for enhanced performance, particularly appealing to sporting clays shooters seeking to crush targets at longer distances. The ammunition retains the legendary AA wad and a high nickel-plated head for reliable feeding.

This episode of Tom Gresham's GUNTALK After Show from September 20, 2015, revisits several engaging topics. The discussion includes "organic ballistic protection," which likely refers to using everyday items for personal protection. Political discourse surrounds Donald Trump's stance on gun rights and its potential impact on other candidates. Technical aspects of firearms are explored with a segment on shotgun wads. Finally, the hosts touch upon competitive skirmish matches, suggesting a discussion on firearm-related competitions or gaming. The show highlights GUNTALK's broad reach through radio, podcasts, and online platforms.

This review of Winchester AA TrAAcker shotshells focuses on its innovative wad design, which aims to improve shot pattern tracking and provide visual feedback for shooters. The TrAAcker wad features an inner cup to capture a portion of the shot, maintaining wad momentum and keeping it with the shot pattern. Helical cuts on the wad's pedals help it flare in the wind, further aiding tracking. The review also touches on the 6% antimony shot used in Winchester AA loads, contributing to tighter patterns.

This guide details the process of reloading 10 Gauge solid brass shotgun shells, a technique common from the late 19th century until WWII. It covers tool and component selection, case preparation including custom trimming and sizing for vintage firearms like the Parker Double Barrel Shotgun, and specific loading procedures for primers, black powder charges, wads, and shot. The guide emphasizes using 9-gauge wads for 10-gauge brass cases and sealing the shell with sodium silicate or cement. Instruction is provided by Larry Potterfield, founder of MidwayUSA and a recognized expert in gunsmithing.