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For me when I cut wads I use a pillared drill press the shank of the punch I turn round and fix in the jaws of the press , with a piece old flat wood in the vice on the press I place the card and working the up and down movement of the press to cut the wads . It is quite easy to cut 30 to 40 a minute the only trouble with this method is collecting the cut wads which are thrown in all directions .
Feltwad
 
I'm from central Vermont. Lots of felt lined boots up here. Good point by John E: Make sure the liner is pure wool, or at least all natural fiber. With waxed wool wads I find my cleaning to be easier. They seem to squeegee the bore with each shot.
 
i have a smooth bore that measures .85 i am most likely going to need to make my own wads since there isn't many places in canada to get this kind of stuff. i read all the posts in this thread and it looks like have what i need to make my own, i do leather works as hobby so i have lots of scrap in various thickness'. my only problem is i'm not sure how big to cut the wads, is there a standard for how much bigger the wad needs to be compared to the bore?
 
i have a smooth bore that measures .85 i am most likely going to need to make my own wads since there isn't many places in canada to get this kind of stuff. i read all the posts in this thread and it looks like have what i need to make my own, i do leather works as hobby so i have lots of scrap in various thickness'. my only problem is i'm not sure how big to cut the wads, is there a standard for how much bigger the wad needs to be compared to the bore?
I punch my 20ga wads (poster-board and cardboard mailing envelope) with a piece of sharpened 20ga barrel. Has worked well for some time.
 
You can lubricate balls of paper towel or tow. I would use an over shot card (nick the edge to let air pass the card) to separate the powder from the lubricated wad. Then you load the shot and a final over shot card.
 
I too use paper towels. I lay 2 sheets together and soak then in my talo, beeswax, olive oil lube. Lay out flat, let dry, then cut out cooties with my punch. I use a card, made from old business cards, between lube, powder, and ball. This works great in my c&b pistols. Have not tried in my Hawken yet.
 
Played with the paper towels in shotguns and smooth bore handguns. Stopped using them because they would often catch fire after smoldering a little while. Too many other things that doesn't for me to use.
 

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