Hey Folks,
Ive been working with my Martini Henry for a little while now and I'm thoroughly enjoying playing around with different loads and bullets and what-have-you's.
I understand the need to fill the air gap in the cartridge, and have been doing so successfully with cotton wool.
However, on my last trip to the range, one of the wads of cotton decided to clump together and have its smoldering self blown into some dry grass.
The problem was solved with a cease fire and a bucket of water.
I choose to believe I prevented a wild fire that day.
so my question concerns fillers. In my reading I have discovered that fiber fillers are better for the necked cartridge of the .577-450, whereas a granular filler would be better suited for a straight walled cartridge like the .45-70.
So what fibrous filler would be best for preventing wads of burning fury falling 20 feet in front of the muzzle?
I'd prefer not to use plastic based fibers as I really don't want to have to scrape molten plastic out of a 130 year old barrel, and I have read good things about kapok fiber and carded wool.
Any suggestions?
Thanks for your help all!
Ive been working with my Martini Henry for a little while now and I'm thoroughly enjoying playing around with different loads and bullets and what-have-you's.
I understand the need to fill the air gap in the cartridge, and have been doing so successfully with cotton wool.
However, on my last trip to the range, one of the wads of cotton decided to clump together and have its smoldering self blown into some dry grass.
The problem was solved with a cease fire and a bucket of water.
I choose to believe I prevented a wild fire that day.
so my question concerns fillers. In my reading I have discovered that fiber fillers are better for the necked cartridge of the .577-450, whereas a granular filler would be better suited for a straight walled cartridge like the .45-70.
So what fibrous filler would be best for preventing wads of burning fury falling 20 feet in front of the muzzle?
I'd prefer not to use plastic based fibers as I really don't want to have to scrape molten plastic out of a 130 year old barrel, and I have read good things about kapok fiber and carded wool.
Any suggestions?
Thanks for your help all!