questions involving overpowder, and over shot cards

okay, iv done some reading, looking here, and looking there.
just looking for an exact answer.

so,
can i use cardboard for my over powder card in my .444 marlin 410 bore shotgun loads?
or dose it absolutly have to be felt?
i dont want to be constrained by needing to buy and order and wait for a product to be sent to me
i just want to make my own.

thank you.
andrew mason

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Nothing wrong with using an overpowder wad in your .444. Just think of it as a brass shotshell. I load my 16ga brass shells with stacks of either .125" or .200" card wads to give me the proper height for the shot column. Then top it off with an overshot wad usually cut from old Lee mold boxes and glued in place ith Duco cement.

Let me clarify it a bit. I wouldn't use cardboard for an overpowder wad, it is too soft and the gasses will blow right through it. I would use heavy card stock at least .125" thick. I don't remember ever seeing anything about using felt for an OP wad?

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stubshaft, where do you get your card wads from?

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For what it's worth, Ballistic Products sells everything you'll need. Good service. Good luck!
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Circlefly has every possible wad you could want...along with a great wad sizing chart...

http://circlefly.com/

but i dont want to have to buy them,

i want to make them

what do i need to make my own, proper over powder wads

for sale or trade.
several thousand pieces of .38special brass.
PM for details
i want to trade my pure lead for your WW or other lead alloy

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