Wads?

[Don McDowell]

Oh dear more reading in Perry's book and looking at the equipment lists... Wads those ODG's used under their patched bullets were either none or a simple paper or very thin wad to keep the powder in place. Also have noted in the Remington catalog they did not mention a wad in reloading the ammunition, and Sharps only used a wad stack of any kind for hunting..
With all our convoluted wad stacks many of us use, Are we screwing up by not doing it the way those guys did?