Shotgun Hull Base Wad

So recently I have noticed that on several of the forums I have been going on there has been a lot of talk about "what type of shotgun hulls should I use when reloading". What are the pros/ cons between using one brand over the other? You could go on for days about the minor differences about them but in my opinion it all comes down to the bottom base wad of the hull. I normally reload 2 3/4 #8 or 7 1/2 "target loads" at first I used to use Federal Top Gun hulls since I found them the easiest to reload on my machine. Other hulls would get stuck on some parts of the loader or the crimp wouldn't hold over time. I was sold on the idea that Federal hulls were "the bees knees". Then one day somebody had read my post on here about my current shotgun reloads with the Top Gun hulls and mentioned that they have a paper/ fiber base wad. If the base wad has ever been exposed to water/moisture then it will break down and could cause barrel obstructions, or even just normal breakdown of the wad itself over the course of time. I did not know that about the hulls I was using. So I took the liberty of cracking open a few more common hulls so you can see the difference in quality of the hull that you could possibly use for reloading. 

These are the base wads of 4 different hulls that have been fired, reloaded, and fired again. The first one on the left is a Federal Champion Paper hull. It has a fiber base wad that only after 2 firings has started to break down quite a bit. There are noticeable separation cracks throughout the wad. The second from the left is a Federal Top Gun hull also with a paper/ fiber base wad. It seemed to hold up a little bit better than the Champion but there are still noticeable signs of the wad breaking down. The third hull is a Winchester Super Target. It has a separate base wad insert. It shows very little to no wear in it. The white plastic insert is hardly even discolored from the powder. The only problem that I have with reloading this hull is not the base wad, its the quality of the rest of the hull. The plastic is very thin and soft. They tend to mushroom out at the top when you crimp them. I have also had trouble with the final crimp holding after a long period of time. Ill pick up a box that I had loaded a few months back and have shot rolling out of the corners. Finally all the way on the right is a Remington Gun Club. These have been my hull of choice to reload lately. The overall structure of the hull is great. Very rigid durable walls. Its hard to tell they are even reloads most of the time. They hold their shape very well, and the base wad is all once solid piece of the hull. It's not fiber/paper nor is it a plastic insert. its just one solid molded hull base wad and all. After I had reloaded the Gun Clubs several times I cut one down and the inside of it still looks as if it were brand new out of the bag. I hope that this helped out those that were un-aware much like I was. More updates and projects to come!