Our muzzleloading wads are full bore diameter. Most modern wads are made undersize,
to fit within a paper or plastic cartridge case. Specify the gauge and wad or card
type:
- "A" card: .125" thick, over powder, waterproof, to seal the powder
charge. 1000 per bag.
- "B" card: .025" thick over shot card, to hold it firmly in place.
1000 per bag.
- "C" card: .500" very thick fiber cushion wad. Lubricate before
use. 500 per bag.
| Gauge |
Bore Diameter |
Wad Diameter |
Gauge |
Bore Diameter |
Wad Diameter |
| 4ga. |
1.070" |
1.050" |
19ga. |
.626" |
.636" |
| 5ga. |
.976" |
.995" |
20ga. |
.615" |
.625" |
| 6ga. |
.919" |
.935" |
24ga. |
.579" |
.589" |
| 7ga. |
.873" |
.888" |
28ga. |
.550" |
.560" |
| 8ga. |
.835" |
.850" |
410 |
.410" |
.415" |
| 9ga. |
.803" |
.815" |
30cal. |
Rifle |
.310" |
| 10ga. |
.775" |
.788" |
32cal. |
Rifle |
.320" |
| 11ga. |
.751" |
.762" |
38cal. |
Pistol(.357") |
.360" |
| 12ga. |
.729" |
.740" |
38cal. |
Rifle |
.360" |
| 13ga. |
.710" |
.720" |
40cal. |
Rifle |
.410" |
| 14ga. |
.693" |
.703" |
44cal. |
Pistol(.429") |
.430" |
| 15ga. |
.667" |
.687" |
44cal. |
Rifle |
.450" |
| 16ga. |
.662" |
.672" |
45cal. |
Pistol(.452"-.454") |
.455" |
| 17ga. |
.649" |
.659" |
45cal. |
Rifle |
.460" |
| 18ga. |
.637" |
.647" |
50 cal. |
Rifle |
.510" |
Shotgun Loading instructions:
- Charge your 12 gauge gun with up to 3 drams (82 grains) of FFg black powder. Use
Fg powder for larger bores or heavier charges.
- Seat a .125" thick "A" card firmly on the powder charge. This thick card seals the
bore, and keeps the powder dry.
- Insert a thick fiber "C" wad and press it in place. Soak fiber wads in cooking oil
when hunting, or use our Bore Clean when trap shooting.
- Measure 1 ounce of lead shot. Never use steel shot in antique muzzle loading guns.
Increasing the shot charge decreases velocity.
- Seat an overshot "B" card last. This stiff card holds the shot in place, but won''t
leave a hole in your pattern.
- Cap your nipple only when on the firing line or in your hunting field.
Grains or Drams?
- Both are archaic English units of weight:
- The King declared 7000 "plump grains of wheat" in one English pound. One pound weighs
7000 grains.
- One pound is 16 ounces, each ounce has 16 drams.
- One pound is 256 drams, one dram is 27-11/32 grains.
- Pistols use half to one grain per caliber of bore size.
- Rifles and shotguns use one to two grains per caliber of bore size.
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.510" diameter, ideal for .50 caliber rifles, .500" thick fibre wad, 500, by Circle Fly Wads
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.510" diameter Vegetable Fiber Wad, ideal for .50 caliber rifles, .062" thick, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
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