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Corn meal - At our last muzzle loading trap shoot one said he was using corn meal instead of cushion wads. It seemed to work.

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Have others used corn meal instead of cushion wads in muzzle loading shotguns? The guy that was doing that was using the 1 `/8 dipper for the measure on the meal. He was putting the meal right over the powder, then shot, and then an over shot wad. He said he had seen a demonstration of this on a Youtube video made in England.
 
Corn meal will compress and act like a solid mass when loaded and break apart when fired as it leaves the barrel. It is not loose in the bore so no fear as to it acting like salt in a saltshaker ;). If on the trap range this would work well but as for hunting in the field, I would work up a load using conventional methods for quick loading. My two cents worth:ghostly::ThankYou:
 
Grits are a little coarser and work well. You can even use the biodegradable packing peanuts which are made from corn starch. Some of the peanuts are about the perfect diameter for a .62/20 ga. I break off about a 3/4" length and pack it down on the powder. Seems to pack and form fit the bore as well as wasp nest and has about the same consistency, plus the biodegradable peanuts are free. More and more shippers are starting to use them for shipping.
 
How will that cornmeal work walking for a couple hours shifting your gun around before firing a shot? Seems to me the corn meal will filter into the powder resulting in poor ignition.
Cornmeal has long been used to keep the ;powder dry when using greased bullets for hunting. Corn meal actually protects the powder. Many people use a light cloth patch between the powder and corn meal to prevent mixing the meal and powder, others just dump it on top of the powder.
 
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