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| − | Wadding is often used to keep a delicate projectile from exploding upon firing, or to seal up small power-sapping gaps between projectile and barrel. | + | '''Wadding''' is essentially a [[sabot]] that merely fits behind the projectiles, and it preforms essentially the same function, but is easier to construct than an enclosing sabot. |
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| + | They are often used to keep a delicate projectile from exploding upon firing, and/or to seal up small power-sapping gaps between projectile and [[barrel]]. [http://www.spudfiles.com/spudtech_archive/viewtopic.php?t=129 common waddings]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:05, 1 June 2008
Wadding is essentially a sabot that merely fits behind the projectiles, and it preforms essentially the same function, but is easier to construct than an enclosing sabot.
They are often used to keep a delicate projectile from exploding upon firing, and/or to seal up small power-sapping gaps between projectile and barrel. common waddings.
