You get what you pay for.

I bought some 1-ga horn spirals from a Chinese company on Ebay for like $1.50 plus shipping. I was soooooo stoked... until I got them in the mail today and found out they're plastic. PLASTIC. I hear you're not supposed to stretch with plastic but I'll never get to a 0-ga without a 1-ga first. That's a huge leap and 1-ga's are hard to come by. Wish me luck and let's pray my ears don't get infected and fall off.