Cream of Wheat in revolver loads

[EKing]

I have used filler in rifle loads.

I have not used COW, or grits. I use Dacron (polyester), the material used to stuff toys, pillows, and the like. Dacron is extremely light weight, and very fluffy. It fills space without materially affecting projectile weight - I use .75 to 1 grain at a time.
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Awesome idea, I'll try this.
To answer another question, I did not test for accuracy. I will have to make some more and run a proper test for accuracy and velocity. Hopefully my chronograph will cooperate unlike it did today, kept giving me "err" and telling me my 357Mag loads were at 435fps.

 

[EKing]

Keep in mind, the weight of the COW is added to the weight of the projectile when calculating powder charge.
If you had a hot load before the COW, your load was well over once the heavier projectile (bullet +COW) is considered.
That is much of the reason the recoil was heavier.

Good point. I just pulled out my measure and weighed 1.3cc COW, it came out to 14.3 grains.
With a 255 grain bullet, the extra 14.3 grains represents 5.6% increase in projectile weight. This is not insignificant, but shouldn't have made that much difference.
Something else for me to consider, thank you.

 

[EKing]

Interesting. What's the purpose of the COW?
Is it for an alternate replacement for ...the powder?

Is there a link to where you read up about this?

Sorry, I don't remember where I've read this but it isn't a new thing, old timers have been using fillers for a long time.

 

[MacFromOK]

IIRC, there is a post somewhere about using cornmeal.

Aha! Here's a couple...

https://www.okshooters.com/threads/mouse-fart-357-mag-pistol-loads.271056/page-2#post-3226234
https://www.okshooters.com/threads/finally-got-some-trigger-time.275548/#post-3228672

 

[Glock 40]

I prefer malt-O meal.

 

[Uncle TK]

Sorry, I don't remember where I've read this but it isn't a new thing, old timers have been using fillers for a long time.

Black Powder Shooters use it as a filler along with other things.
(Complete case needs to filled for black powder loads)

 

[Okie4570]

Used to use it a lot 30 years ago in 45-70 loads, I just use Dacron now. It's just used to keep the light powder charge on the same end as the primer.