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<blockquote data-quote="Dumpstick" data-source="post: 3268702" data-attributes="member: 41653"><p>I have used filler in rifle loads.</p><p></p><p>I have not used COW, or grits. I use Dacron (polyester), the material used to stuff toys, pillows, and the like. Dacron is extremely light weight, and very fluffy. It fills space without materially affecting projectile weight - I use .75 to 1 grain at a time.</p><p></p><p>I never use filler with a fast, easy to ignite powder. Most of those powders are position insensitive, or at least insensitive enough that at typical handgun distances the inconsistencies are not a concern.</p><p></p><p> I use the filler in reduced loads of a slower powder. It keeps the powder against the primer, and dramatically reduces Extreme Spread numbers.</p><p> IOW, it makes for a more consistent ignition.</p><p></p><p>For example, I have run 28 grains IMR4895 with a .75gr tuft of Dacron under a 210gr cast lead in 7.62x54r. I get ~1750 fps, single digits SD, and spreads under 15fps.</p><p> The common wisdom is that the slower powders cannot be reduced beyond about 10%, but that is not true all the time. Using filler(s) is a more advanced handloading technique, and shouldn't be undertaken without research.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dumpstick, post: 3268702, member: 41653"] I have used filler in rifle loads. I have not used COW, or grits. I use Dacron (polyester), the material used to stuff toys, pillows, and the like. Dacron is extremely light weight, and very fluffy. It fills space without materially affecting projectile weight - I use .75 to 1 grain at a time. I never use filler with a fast, easy to ignite powder. Most of those powders are position insensitive, or at least insensitive enough that at typical handgun distances the inconsistencies are not a concern. I use the filler in reduced loads of a slower powder. It keeps the powder against the primer, and dramatically reduces Extreme Spread numbers. IOW, it makes for a more consistent ignition. For example, I have run 28 grains IMR4895 with a .75gr tuft of Dacron under a 210gr cast lead in 7.62x54r. I get ~1750 fps, single digits SD, and spreads under 15fps. The common wisdom is that the slower powders cannot be reduced beyond about 10%, but that is not true all the time. Using filler(s) is a more advanced handloading technique, and shouldn't be undertaken without research. [/QUOTE]
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