Well i've shot with the wad...and without it now...and honestly i couldn't see the difference myself...

i'll tell you one thing that DOES seriously concern me is the lubrication from these pre lubed bullets melting in hot weather and fouling the powder...the Horandy greese doesn't seem to melt quit as bad as the TC Bore butter does...THAT stuff is bad! in temps over 80 degrees it turns to liquid completely...i was out in 90 degree weather on sunday and opened up my squeeze tube, and it was about the same as 30 weight motor oil...i could just pour it out of the tube!

so tell me what happens when you got all the lube on a bullet and hunt all day in warm weather? i'm thinking this could be a bad scene here....elk walks out, and all you get is your cap going off and about half your powder....you think having a dry wad would soak up the bullet lube? i got half a notion to do a corn meal load, then a wad and bullet with no powder at all....let it sit all day, then pull the bullet just to see how much of that lube the wad soaked up....i supose i could do the same just putting a dry patch under the bullet and let her set....i'll bet those TC maxi balls would make a mess with all the lube they put on those things.... i'm seriously thinking good old bees wax might just be the best lube out there...you can leave that stuff out in hot weather and it gets pretty soft...but it doesn't liquify.......anyone need some TC Bore butter out there? i'll send it to you no problem....might have to use dry ice though....LOL!