Hey Encoreman - Ever try cutting the wad just ABOVE the cushion section of the wad instead of below it as pictured? To put it differently, simply cutting off the petals of the shot cup at the cup base. Wondering if the cushion section of the wad would improve ML conical performance. Just a thought.

Also, I'm assuming that the pastic of the 28 guage wad is softer than the plastic of a high performance ML sabot since (on average) shotguns operate at a little lower velocity than MLs. Right? Then it would seem likely that the 28 guage wad base would expand more and engage the barrel rifling more than the sabot. Right? Have you ever recovered any of the 28 guage wad bases to determine how much they're engaging the rifling?

It would seem likely that the more the wad base (or sabot) expands and engages the rifling, the less gases would cut past the projectile upon firing, and hence the more accurate the projectile would be. Without ever testing this concept, what do ya think?

Just thinking of the MMP picture of their spent bases in the link I posted awhile back. In particular, I was very impressed with the expansion and depth of rifling marks and was wondering if the 28 wads would behave similarly.

I gotta try this out before archery season kicks in shortly.