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As of November, 2004 you could expect to pay between $95 and $100 for a case of 5,000 Remington, Winchester or Federal Primers or about $90 for Cheddite primers. On a per shot basis, this is about 2¢ or less.

THE WAD/SHOT CUP

Once you drop the powder in a hull, it is time to insert the “wad.” Now, a wad is a wad is a wad. Right? Of course, you know that could not be the case. If everything were that easy, we would not need books like this to guide reloading. A wad is a necessary and curious item in a shotshell. On the one hand, it is very simple and on the other hand, it is crucial to good, consistent performance.

I have said “it” as if there is a single wad that every handloader now uses, but that is not the case. In fact, during the past 150 years the wad has evolved as much as any other component of a shotshell. One way it has evolved is from paper or thick circlets of felt and cardboard to plastic, and now it is progressing toward special biodegradable materials such as those from Kent/Gamebore mentioned earlier in the chapter. Another way that it has evolved is from a flat disk or several stacked disks to … well, a pair of opposite facing cups with a springy cushion connecting them. Let’s talk about wads.