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.
- "CL" card: .500" very thick fiber cushion wad. Lubricated with
a special lube to keep fowling soft for easy loading. 500 per bag.
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Gauge
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Bore Diameter
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Wad Diameter
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Gauge
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Bore Diameter
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Wad Diameter
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4ga.
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1.070"
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1.050"
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20ga.
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.615"
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.625"
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5ga.
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.976"
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.995"
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24ga.
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.579"
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.589"
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6ga.
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.919"
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.935"
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28ga.
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.550"
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.560"
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7ga.
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.873"
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.888"
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32ga.
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.526"
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.530"
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8ga.
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.835"
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.850"
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410
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.410"
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.415"
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9ga.
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.815"
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.803"
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30cal.
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Rifle
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.310"
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10ga.
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.775"
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.788"
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32cal.
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Rifle
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.320"
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11ga.
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.751"
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.762"
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38cal.
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Pistol(.357")
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.360"
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12ga.
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.729"
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.740"
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38cal.
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Rifle
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.360"
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13ga.
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.710"
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.720"
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40cal.
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Rifle
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.410"
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14ga.
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.693"
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.703"
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44cal.
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Pistol(.429")
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.430"
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15ga.
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.667"
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.687"
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44cal.
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Rifle
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.450"
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16ga.
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.662"
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.672"
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45cal.
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Pistol(.452"-.454")
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.455"
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17ga.
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.649"
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.659"
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45cal.
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Rifle
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.460"
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18ga.
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.637"
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.647"
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50 cal.
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Rifle
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.510"
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19ga.
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.626"
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.636"
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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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18 gauge, .647" ideal for .637" bore, .500" thick fibre wad, 500, by Circle Fly Wads
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19 gauge, .636" ideal for .626" bore, .125" over powder card, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
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19 gauge, .636" ideal for .626" bore, .025" over shot card, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
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19 gauge, .636" ideal for .626" bore, .500" thick fibre wad, 500, by Circle Fly Wads
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20 gauge, .625" ideal for .615" bore, .125" over powder card, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
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20 gauge, .625" ideal for .615" bore, .025" over shot card, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
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20 gauge, .625" ideal for .615" bore, .500" thick fibre wad, 500, by Circle Fly Wads
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20 gauge, .625" ideal for .615" bore, lubricated .500" thick fibre wad, 500, by Circle Fly Wads
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24 gauge, .589" ideal for .579" bore, .125" over powder card, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
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24 gauge, .589" ideal for .579" bore, .025" over shot card, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
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24 gauge, .589" ideal for .579" bore, .500" thick fibre wad, 500, by Circle Fly Wads
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24 gauge, .589" ideal for .579" bore, lubricated .500" thick fibre wad, 500, by Circle Fly Wads
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28 gauge, .560" ideal for .550" bore, .125" over powder card, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
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28 gauge, .560" ideal for .550" bore, .025" over shot card, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
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28 gauge, .560" ideal for .550" bore, .500" thick fibre wad, 500, by Circle Fly Wads
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28 gauge, .560" ideal for .550" bore, lubricated .500" thick fibre wad, 500, by Circle Fly Wads
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WAD-28-CL
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| Availability:
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| Price:
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$17.99 |
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.310" diameter Vegetable Fiber Wad, ideal for .30 caliber rifles, .062" thick card, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
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.320" diameter, ideal for .32 caliber rifles, .125" over powder card, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
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.320" diameter, ideal for .32 caliber rifles, .025" thin white card, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
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.320" diameter, ideal for .32 caliber rifles, .500 thick fibre wad, 500, by Circle Fly Wads
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.320" diameter Vegetable Fiber Wad, ideal for .32 caliber rifles, .062" thick card, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
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.360" diameter, ideal for .38/.357 caliber pistols, .125" over powder card, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
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.360" diameter, ideal for .38/.357 caliber pistols, .025" thin white card, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
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.360" diameter, ideal for .38/.357 caliber pistols, .500 thick fibre wad, 500, by Circle Fly Wads
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.360" diameter Vegetable Fiber Wad, ideal for .38/.357 caliber pistols, .062" thick card, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
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