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Paper patched bullets are an important part of our rich and diverse firearms history, providing a way of preventing leading, while driving generally a soft lead. Would be of interest to research this,not only would make it easier but teflon tape is verry slippery. Instead of cutting molds of increasing diameters, one oversized mold was used in each caliber and the bullets were downsized with simple pushthrough bushings. From what ive written about paper you can see its imperative to know the paper thickness before determining your bullet mould diam. It has been my experience, however, that most of the cussin has been from folks with little or no personal experience with ppbs. Paper patched bullets ppb are probably the most controversial of all lead bullet styles. That one is fun, but at 22 pounds, hardly field friendly. The great thing about a paper jacket is that it really is a jacket you can push velocities with cast bullets just as fast as with commercial copper jacketed. Most cast bullets are made of lead alloyed with tin and antimony. I always wanted to make a series about the most common military arms of the 1956 revolution in hungary. The shooter should consider this manual the starting place, a known quality on which to base further experimentation or refinement.

Sport, sporting goods and toys industry lubricants lubrication and lubricants software patches. In addition to coming to this conclusion about prepatched bullet diameter, i also investigated the factors of bullet hardness, patch type and powder choice, hoping to further refine smokeless powder paperpatched loads. Regular paper especially for patching can be gotten from buffalo arms co. This squeezing did have a small but perceptible positive effect on bullet quality and resultant accuracy. Pistols rifles accessories special editions new products 10 years collection. Much discussion and cussin have been laid at their doorstep. I could go on with many more famous hunters that preferred paper patch bullets. As i recall, seyfried nixed paper patches in a revolver because, if the patch comes off between the cylinder and the barrel it can act like a barrel obstruction. Jacketed bullets also functioned more reliably and are less likely to be deformed in the. You need to find bullets or a mold that is 4x paper thickness less than the groove diameter of your rifle. The leading is very minute, maybe two small fleks on a tightfitting white patch soaked with shiloh creek bore solvent lead remover.

If you use my paper patch lube, make sure that it is as soft as butter when you apply it. Learn how to make an automatic paper revolver that shoots 6 bullets using a trigger. Bullet diameter for 4570 paper patched cartridge shiloh. Lube bullets will work in those chambers of course, but there are a few customonly chamber designs that will not shoot, or even chamber, a groove diameter lubed bullet. If it slips in with a slight resistance, its the right size. Reloading paper patched bullets with the accuracy potential of cast. What is the purpose for using a paper patch bullet the. Loading and shooting paper patched bullets, a beginners. See our blog for up to date gun rights reports and tell us what you think we describe another method to.

You can use any alloy you want for shooting paper patch bullets. His delightfully informative book on the subject, the paper jacket, is perhaps the best resource for a reloader interested in utilizing paperpatched bullets with smokeless powder. Patching with teflon tape was reading an article about paper patched bullets when i stumbled on an article about useing teflon tape instead. I also wipe my own loaded cartridges with a paper towel before boxing, to prevent dust and dirt from accumulating on. Treated by soaking in a potassium nitrate solution. Paper patch bullet d reamer and shop made casting mold. They dont appear to give much benefit over lubricated lead at revolver velocities. Thats the subject of loading and shooting paper patched bullets a beginners guide by randolph s. Thats been a long road to arrive to paper patching bullets for future yard target shooting with a muzzle loading rifle. Please post what you find,it sounds interesting and would like to know how fast you can push them and of corse accuracy being the main consern also. North american muzzleloader hunting shares a couple of ways to patch lead bullets and the papers that works best.

It seems to be all the rage on the casting sites ive been looking at, but i cant. So, i thought i would give a quick explanation on the concept and then show my process. They have told me that they have shot paper patch bullets at velocities near 2200 fps without any leading. Picket bullets, patched either in paper or cloth, were around by about 1840 iirc. These cartridges consisted of a paper cylinder or cone containing the bullet. Read more on how to make and load paper patched bullets and ammunition. Loading and shooting paper patched bullets, a beginners guide randolph s. Paper patched bullets came first, but were forgot about with the advent of the easier to make a use grease groove bullets. Youll only need enough lube to cover the paper patch. Of course the shooter clip came up with the old man talking about paper patched bullets. From all the reading ive done, and experience seems to bear this out, paper patched bullets generate less pressure than copperclads. Sizing paperpatched bullets for smokeless powder load. I shoot some pistols with unjacketed, lubricated leadalloy castings.

Paperpatching your inline muzzleloader western powders. Paper patch supplies, paper patch templates, paper patch paper, lead bullets, paper patch bullets. I also know two people that have shot many paper patch bullets with smokeless powder in a variety of calibers. Insurance, shipping, returns, faqs montana bullet works. Paper patched or lubricated lead bullets can be swaged in two basic styles, the swc shoulder style shown here, and the smooth ogive style shown below. Killing effects of paper patched bullets in 4570 and 45. Using black powder is now big deal, i have it, know how to use it, and know it works fine with paper patched bullets, but can i use smokeless powder with paper patched bullets as well. Now, i would like to try paper patched bullets in my 7tcu but the gun has some problems with the lockup mechanism ill need to fix before i mess with it again. Its hard to say whether paper patch bullets were around before lubed bullets, as i dont recollect ever reading exactly when they first came out. The paper rides on top of the lands of the barrel, keeping lead fouling to zero and in many ways imparting accuracy that lube grooved bullets might have a hard time duplicating.

Bullets are made of a variety of materials such as copper, lead, steel, polymer, rubber and even wax. This manual is intended as a step by step procedure to reload target quality ammunition using paper patched bullets. Test loads note the waterproofed patches on bullets at left. Here are the benefits of shooting paperpatched bullets in your inline. Paper patch bullets were used in the 1800s for target shooting and hunting and are still being used today. The book is thoroughly illustrated and covers each step, from. Its possible to push a patched bullet faster than a jacketed bullet given the same weight and cartridge. Paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets.

Along that line, consider how nicely a heavy 45caliber singlediameter revolver. I havent used mini in a cartridge, but for less fouling you might consider h777 in your 5070. A bullet is a kinetic projectile and the component of firearm ammunition that is expelled from the gun barrel during shooting. Patched bullet have a lower friction and thus a reduced pressure, allowing a little more powder before reaching maximum pressure. Now i am happy to announce that we are remembering the heroes with a mini series about these firearms, starting with the ppsh 41 soviet smg.

Bo0912 the paper patched bullet a reloading manual for. The term is from middle french and originated as the diminutive of the word boulle boullet, which means small ball. Paper patches can be used to make slightly undersized bullets fit a gun with. Original percussion long range rifle with paper patched bullets. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load. Good morning, first off, i wouldnt recommend paper patch at all unless you can get with one of these guys here that have figured it all out to help you.

When i undertook load development for my 5090 sharps rifle, i put almost 3,000 rounds down the barrel, using every bullet type, powder and primer i had. However, in the movie, they mention the fact that the bullett match was metallurgical, not ballistic, using the signature straitions of a barrell. The current paper patch fad is just folks going back to the roots of cartridge gun shooting, and a few folks trying to chase the. Very good accuracy has been obtained with paperpatched bullets, but the assembly. I read an excellent book to start paper patching for my 458 win mag. These cartridges were made with the manley paper cartridge former. In my opinion, paper patched bullets was a kind of fashion in the early black powder cartridge era, and they were not necessarily better compared to grease grooved bullets. Small arms and ammunition essential civil war curriculum.

This for you old or ancient guys paper patched bullets. Loading and shooting paper patched bullets, a beginners guide. Ive been watching a ton of videos and reading a ton online about patching. A paper cartridge is one of various types of small arms ammunition used before the advent of the metallic cartridge.

I have heard of using bore size bullets and i have also heard of using smaller than bore bullets, hopefully one of. Paper patched bullets a blast from the past sporting shooters. You want at least two layers of paper over the bullet. I have not been able to find any though, and i have tried art supply shops, paper shops and a scrapbooking and craft shop. Driven to 2000fps or faster with near max loads meant for 300gr. The,7 mm bullet was fired with greased paper patching, like the british. Paper patched bullets have no lube grooves like a conventional lead bullet. Loading and shooting paper patched bullets by randolph s. Dont get me wrong, grease grooved bullets were used too, but the majority of hunters during the 1870s and 80s preferred paper patch ammo in. Many shoot patched bullets dry and i can tell you flatly that doing so, even with proper paper will polish a bore quickly. How to make an automatic paper revolver that shoots 6.

The use of paper patched bullets is especially known from the buffalo hunts on the american prairies where millions of the shaggy beasts fell for paper patched bullets. Followed by the same questions about how the paper survives in the barrel. Demystify the paper patch enigma with a simple stepbystep approach to reloading using off the shelf components. You see, with paper patch the variables involve the type paper and lube, if any. A lot of people are curious about paper patching bullets. Why did they paper patch bullets in the movie shooter. Top long range muzzleloading targt shooters of the mid 1800s commonly relied on paperpatched conical bullets. Your only concern should be that the paper patch does not strip from the bullet before it engages the rifling. Shoot em the way they were originally designed to be shot, with black powder and paper patch bullets. Some cartridges, such as those for percussion revolvers, used nitrated paper.

Paper patching lead bullets british militaria forums. The methods were researched from a wide variety of sources from the 1870s to contemporary times, and developed over a period of years. Lubed bullets were around at least since the civil war and the mini balls. I have excellent hunting loads with both paper patched and regular bullets light and heavy and my long range competition load that shoots 6 inch groups at 600 yards. A cast bullet is made by allowing molten metal to solidify in a mold. Sharps advertised bullet moulds to make paperpatched bullets for their popular and powerful rifles. They have proven themselves over the last three quarters of a century as some of the finest revolver bullets of all. Paper patching actually wears a bore less than jacketed bullets. By 1861, the united states was in the middle of an industrial revolution.

Most commercial bullet manufacturers use swaging in preference to casting, but bullet casting remains popular with handloaders. By elimination of the patch box and the maynard tape primer the arm was simplified. Hi fellas, this is probably the first time anyone ever posted news that they were getting some leading with paper patched bullets. Alternatively, aerogramme paper or bank 50gsm 25% rag works. If youre a diehard paperpatched bullet shooter, youre undoubtedly familiar with paul matthews. Pp bullets to less expensive copper jackets that dont shoot as well. A pp bullet simply has straight sides and the bullet is wrapped with a very thin sheet of paper. Havent tried paper patched muzzle loading bullets, other than a cross patch in a friends bench gun. I dont think its as common really but people do paper patch jacketed bullets to keep down on copper fouling in rifles, especially the heavy overbore cartridges. Some a bit better than others, but most factory chambered rifles can shoot paper patches quite well.