Editing Wadding (section)

==Shotguns==
[[File:Shotgun-shot-sequence-1g.jpg|right|thumb|A series of individual 1/1,000,000-second exposures showing shotgun firing shots and wadding separation]]
In [[shotgun shells]], the wadding is actually a semi-flexible cup-shaped [[sabot (firearms)|sabot]] designed to hold numerous much smaller-diameter sub-projectiles (i.e. [[shot (pellet)|shot]]s), and is launched out together as one payload-carrying projectile. This minimizes chaotic collisions of the shots with the bore wall and with each other, allowing the [[internal ballistics]] to be more consistent.  After leaving the [[muzzle (firearms)|muzzle]], the wadding loosens and opens up in flight, allowing the much [[density|dense]]r shots to be [[inertia]]lly released and scattered. The same function is served when shooting [[shotgun slug|slug]]s.