steel shot wads

Wads are essential for shotshell reloading. They fill extra space in the hull to make sure there is no room for the shot and powder to move around. They also act as a barrier between the powder and shot charges to ensure proper powder ignition,

Steel Shot Wads

protect the shot from hot gasses and seal gasses behind the shot so that it can be propelled down the barrel.

Steel Shot 

The wad also acts as a dual barrier to protect the barrel from becoming damaged by hard shot and to protect soft shot from becoming deformed by contact with hard barrel steel.