Plastic or Fibre wad 24g or 28g 7.5-6

[Dave01]

which is best for DTL and sporting

 

[vmax1010]

I decided to switch to fibre years ago due to plastic pollution. Now I've gone down to 24g and found my scores no different averaging about 80%, I only shoot sporting now though

 

[Dave01]

that's

I decided to switch to fibre years ago due to plastic pollution. Now I've gone down to 24g and found my scores no different averaging about 80%, I only shoot sporting now though

why I was asking, I shoot around 80-90 with 28 plastic 7.5 but I did try the 24 fiber on Sunday, and didn't find a great deal of difference

 

[jonz]

I’ve never found any difference between 24grm and 28grm. If they can shoot the Olympic disciplines with 24 gram then DTL shouldn’t be a problem, the choice between plastic or fibre is down to you and the ground rules but for choice I would prefer plastic but have used fibre and not had any issues with the scores

 

[Freddypip]

Plastic wads are meant to pattern better and more consistently. That doesn't mean it will the case in your gun.

Plastic wads are also design for modern guns with wider forcing cones (18.6 to 18.7) to reduce recoil. Fibre wads are better suited to older guns with 18.4 bores etc. That doesn't mean it will the case in your gun.

Performance will be affected by choke. There is an argument that a fiber wad requires more choke at range. That doesn't mean it will the case in your gun.

24g or 28g - well it's more lead but it's really whether there are gaps in the pattern. That doesn't mean it will the case in your gun.

I hope you get the picture !!!

 

[Lukeypoodle]

21 gram fibres 8s for me through full and extra full

 

[Golf0k]

It's not so much the wad as it is bore scrubbing. The plastic wads tend to do a better job of protecting the shot from upset, too. Fiber wads, the good ones, seal the bore well, and if the shot column is protected from the bore (a plastic shot collar) the patterns will perform admirably.

 

[k80ben]

Fibre are terrible. And to use less pellets and be at a disadvantage makes no sense at all

 

[BobbyH]

Fibre are terrible. And to use less pellets and be at a disadvantage makes no sense at all

This is true.
Someone on PW told me that you have something like a 44% increase in pellet count shooting a 28gram #9 than a 24 gram #7.5.

Why would you not want an extra 44% margin???

 

[Daz W]

Shooting 24g over 28g IMO is nuts. More lead, more dead.

Shooting 9s over 7.5s? Depends upon the target type and presentation. If you are shooting an edge on target at distance, then you want as much kinetic energy in the pellet as possible to break the clay, otherwise they are going to bounce off of it. 9's aren't going to cut it. If it's close battue then pellet energy is mostly irrelevant. A smaller shot will allow you to open up your chokes to give a bigger pattern without sacrificing pattern density. Then you've got more room for error.

 

[MartynB]

This is true.
Someone on PW told me that you have something like a 44% increase in pellet count shooting a 28gram #9 than a 24 gram #7.5.

Why would you not want an extra 44% margin???

Because retained energy kills and breaks things not pellet count alone , and a heavier pellet delivers more . You’ve to really look a what pellet size will break what you’re shooting at given the distance you’re shooting at Then use the maximum shot weight allowed by the rules .