I have shot without an Over Powder Wad at least a 1/2 Dozen times and each time i got LEAD on My Swabbing patches, That was 5 times more than i needed to know better than to Continue without using an Over Powder Wad, TC’s QLA Muzzle with an Over Powder Wad proved Disastrous for me, That is where I shot the most without an Over Powder Wad. Most recent Shooting Session without an OP Wad was in a CVA Wolf with my Newest 50 Cal Bullet, We we’re trying to get his Rifle dialed in a Day or 2 before Elk season opened, i had everything ready to shoot his Rifle, When we started to load I noticed the Wolf Muzzle had CVA’s Version of QLA, Due to my previous history with TC’s QLA Muzzle, And the Little time we had to Sight the Rifle in, i chose to NOT use an Over Powder Wad, The powder charge was 80 Volume of Pyrodex P (His powder) That was the Worst leading i have Seen so far, Accuracy was Mediocre, 3-4” Group. The Guy ended up Killing a Cow Elk with it.
Fact is, Leading has happened in my Barrels EVERY SINGLE time i have tried shooting without using an Over Powder Wad, This is why i put it on Video yesterday, To show my experiences with it. It would have Shocked me if it Had NOT of Leaded the Barrel, in the Video i state something like “If this does like it has every time i have tried it, you will see Lead on my Swabbing Patches” I was Confident it would do it, And it DID!
Triple 7 Would have to be MURDEROUS on Lead, The 3 Wool Wads in the Pic above are the only 3 that Stayed in Tact, The others were Worse off. How can that be explained? 80 Grains of T7 Virtually Destroys an 1/8” Thick Wool Over Powder Wad, How could it not have Serious effect on a Lead Bullet sitting Directly on the powder?