r/canadaguns • u/Low_Bar_804 • May 17 '26
Shooting How often does this happen ?
Shot a few slugs today and a wad ended up lodging itself into the target. I hadn’t seen anything like it before so I was thought it was pretty cool haha. I was wondering if it’s a common occurrence at shorter ranges ?
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u/CanadianMultigun May 17 '26
I really wish fibre wad ammunition was the common choice. I hate that with every trigger pull we´re throwing a big chunk of plastic into the nature that we love
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u/FenderFanatic May 17 '26
I've been waterfowling for years and myself as well as everyone I've hunted with has always done our best to pick them up after. We obviously don't get them all but we try our best.
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u/RDasher3333 May 20 '26
I tried biodegradable shells and they suck unfortunately. Every shell was swelled up and the hulls would split
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u/CanadianMultigun May 20 '26
there´s a big difference between hulls and wads though. In Europe fibre wad is everywhere, you can´t compete in many competitions using plastic wad.
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u/Venetian_chachi May 17 '26
I’ve seen it twice with smith and Wesson brand slugs.
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u/greekdude1821 on May 17 '26
I've seen it more often with sub gauge reloads,mine to be exact. Destroyed a few grouse because the wad sticks and basically acts as a slug with the shot and there is basically no meat left 🤣
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u/GreenMan165 May 17 '26
Fairly often in my experience, definitely tend to smack a target with a wad or two every time I take my shotguns out for some close range target shooting, you can really tell if you're shooting bird or buck shot!
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u/Acceptable-Result-85 May 17 '26
The thug slugs that are used by Challenger and Score have a attached base wad. They travel with the slug and provide stability à la badminton birdy I often find slugs in the spring that hit snow with the wad still attached inserted in the base of the slug.
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u/Response-Cheap May 17 '26
🤷🏻♂️ I've got a wad like that stuck in a fence rail in my back yard. Lol
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 May 18 '26
I've had it happen with "score" 3oz slugs
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u/Last_Temperature_599 May 17 '26
I wonder if the wad hurt after you get hit by the slug