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/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