Good haul for wadding

[Sawfiler]

Anybody else use wasp nest?

[stikshooter]

Yup I got 3 off one side of my neighbors house ,but still getting more as I like it for hunting with my .610 smoothy /Ed

[axelp]

If you use it with the wasps still in it, you are guaranteed an extra 40 yards.

K

[Smokey Plainsman]

Be careful of the baby waps in the honeycomb.

They do not control there stringers as well as the adults because they are too stupid. They’ll pump you full of poison and it’ll make you (and your hunting dog) scream.

[Nordnecker]

I have used it in my smoothbore but I keep trying other stuff. I don't shoot as much as I should and have a hard time remembering or picking up where I left off. My trouble has been fouling. It's not a problem with patched ball, but shot is a whole 'nuther issue.

[Pukka Bundook]

Wasp's nest yes, but not he part you show. I use the paper off the outside.

[Notchy Bob]

The larvae in those wasp nests make the best bream bait you can get.  My Uncle Bill used to leave a few of these nests up under the eaves of his barn, and knock some down to carry with him for fishing.

He was from lower Alabama.  He was described as a "turrible fisherman," which, given the penchant for understatement in the local dialect, meant you could just about count on him to catch his limit.

Notchy Bob

[walks with gun]

   I usually grab wasp nests on winter hikes after the leaves have fallen and there easier to see,  in the summer, no other wadding is exiting to harvest and provide as many tales.  Great stuff.

[David G]

The larvae in those wasp nests make the best bream bait you can get.  My Uncle Bill used to leave a few of these nests up under the eaves of his barn, and knock some down to carry with him for fishing.

He was from lower Alabama.  He was described as a "turrible fisherman," which, given the penchant for understatement in the local dialect, meant you could just about count on him to catch his limit.

Notchy Bob

Hey Bob, they work a trick on the native trout around here as well !

[Clowdis]

My Grandfather used to tell me about using wasp and hornets nests for wadding. Didn't realize anybody still used it.

[Smokey Plainsman]

My Grandfather used to tell me about using wasp and hornets nests for wadding. Didn't realize anybody still used it.

This entire board is about using things people though “nobody still used”.

[John SMOthermon]

I use a pinch of wasp nest in my hunting rifle, just too insure the oil from my patch doesn’t contaminate my powder charge.

[Pukka Bundook]

Same here Smo.

[Dave witty]

I got a hornet nest the out side of it has any one used it

[Daryl]

Wasp's nest yes, but not he part you show. I use the paper off the outside.

[OldMtnMan]

Be careful of the baby waps in the honeycomb.

They do not control there stringers as well as the adults because they are too stupid. They’ll pump you full of poison and it’ll make you (and your hunting dog) scream.

Same deal with baby rattlers.

[Smokey Plainsman]

Be careful of the baby waps in the honeycomb.

They do not control there stringers as well as the adults because they are too stupid. They’ll pump you full of poison and it’ll make you (and your hunting dog) scream.

Same deal with baby rattlers.

That’s true, and baby platypuses, and most animals with venom.

[Stony]

I used wasp nests for years in my smoothbores and they worked like a champ. I would just pinch off a good sized portion and it would compress over the powder just fine. Since I've become an old man, I don't shoot any smoothbores anymore and have sold all mine.....but if I were to go back to shooting one, that would still be my choice.

[Keith Zimmerman]

Just the paper on the outside.  No need to use that part.

[Daryl]

Since I've become an old man, I don't shoot any smoothbores anymore and have sold all mine.....but if I were to go back to shooting one, that would still be my choice.

Up here, seems a lot of guys do the opposite and go to smoothbores when they can't see the rear sights any more, as in: "I shoot the same groups with a smoothbore
as I do with a rifle. Might as well shoot a smoothbore as the competition isn't as fierce & it's a lot more fun nowadays". The hit on a gong at 100yards is something to celebrate.