Paper patched or lubricated lead bullets can be swaged in two basic styles, the swc. I can hold minute of ram at 500 meters and have taken buffalo with paper patched bullets. Hi manny, db here, my delema is that i am patching for a 4570 and. Paperpatching your inline muzzleloader western powders. Assra forum paper patched bullets smooth or grooved. I have access to an original springfield trapdoor rifle. Most shooters, given quality ppbs and proper loading techniques. It has been my experience, however, that most of the. Everything seemed to work great except i think i have the patch riding too high up on the bullet nose on the lee 457340 395 gr 2 cavity mold. In the articlesbooks i have read, the author always says you need a smooth bullet to do paper patching. Much discussion and cussin have been laid at their doorstep.
Working with lubricated bullets is messy in my experience. The art of paper patching, how to make your paper patched boolits 3006 series duration. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. The excess paper at the bottom is then twisted tight against the. There is some question about whether the accuracy improvements result from the paper jackets or from the greater uniformity of shooting procedures by people with the patience to apply the patches. 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. This is a discussion on paper patching 4570 within the lever action forums, part of the gun forum category. Note how the upper point of that angle cut is the last to be rolled. He states that the paper patched bullet is the ultimate in hunting bullets. If youre a diehard paperpatched bullet shooter, youre undoubtedly familiar with paul matthews.
When you have a clean rag and time to wipe your hands between shots they. Paper patched bullets are still available, and some blackpowder shooters still roll their own paperpatched bullets for hunting and competitive shooting. Mould blocks are made from durabar 654512 extruded fine grain ductile iron. Hi kelly,i was impressed since he was using paper patch bullets,i have played with. Hunting with paper patch bullets in sharps 45120 aka 45. Paper patch bullet d reamer and shop made casting mold. Because the 4570 chambering was never intended for use with paperpatched bullets, chamber design does not suffer the limitations that chambers for many other surviving cartridges of the same era do. Has anyone paper patched these bullets 200 grains to 230. Wrapping and sizing paper patched bullets for muzzleloaders duration.
Craig straight shooting, straight talkthe mark of a man. I lube them with the lube i make for grooved bullets, although many types will work. We describe another method to economically and simply custom fit the bullet to your rifle bore to make your military surplus rifle shoot. A beginners guide to loading and shooting paper patched bullets for early black powder cartridge rifles. This is my go to boolit in my browning 1885 4570 in black powder but now im experimenting with paper patching and using unique as a powder charge. You will only need enough lube peasized to cover the patch. I have some heavy bullets for the 45 lc and for my 45 win mag. The patch lube has but one purpose to prevent tearing the patch when the bullet is seated. Sizing paperpatched bullets for smokeless powder load. Paper patched bullets have no lube grooves like a conventional lead bullet. Paper patch bullets were used in the 1800s for target shooting and hunting and are still being used today.
Harrison and the staff at the american rifleman worked with paperpatched bullets in the. Paper patched bullets are made by winding a piece of paper, usually twice, around a lead bullet. Very good accuracy has been obtained with paperpatched bullets, but the assembly procedure is relatively laborintensive. I am shooting paper patched 577450s and hit the 500 yard gong several times with my martinihenry. Paper patch supplies, paper patch templates, paper patch paper, lead bullets, paper patch bullets. Grease grooves base guards production knurling big slugs power press diamond knurl nose shapes base shapes patch formula single. Paper patch bullets were used in the 1800s for target. A cast bullet is made by allowing molten metal to solidify in a mold. The load i used on this hunt and trust in this rifle is my favorite, a 500 gr. This article is intended for shooters who are currently loading lubed.
Then the bullet is rolled in the paper, as tight as possible, to the left. Paper patched bullets ppb are probably the most controversial of all lead bullet styles. I have cast 400 and 500 grain bullets and will be using vellum to patch the bullets. His delightfully informative book on the subject, the paper jacket, is perhaps the best resource for a. Armys springfield armory for use in the springfield model 1873, which is known to collectors as the trapdoor. With the hardcast bullets sold at gunshows the rifle would group 45 at the same. Paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets.
The paper acts like a jacket and keeps the lead from smearing in the bore. Corbin paper patchblackpower bullet tools corbin swaging. Bullet diameter for 4570 paper patched cartridge shiloh. A pp bullet simply has straight sides and the bullet is wrapped with a very thin sheet of paper. And lastly, what are the benefits of using a paper patched bullet as. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load. Corbin paper patch and blackpowder bullet swagingreloading. Quigley reloaded paper patched bullets paul matthews wrote a book on paper. Paper patched bullets a blast from the past sporting. When they were made commercially this was done by hand, usually involving female fingers. It has been my experience, however, that most of the cussin has been from folks with little or no personal experience with ppbs. Cant give you much info on a 3855 but have been very successfull with 4570. This article is intended for shooters who are currently loading lubed bullets with either black powder. Buffalo arms company sells over 12000 black powder cartridge rifles.
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