Cast bullets require a longer bearing surface than jacketed bullets to maintain an equivalent alignment with the bore of the firearm. The cast bullet association has put out a booklet for its. Also the bullet nose shape for cast with a semi auto will make a difference. 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. Now you can build and blast away with a shooter emblazoned with the stars and stripes.
Paper patches can be used to make slightly undersized bullets fit a gun with. Harrisons 30 caliber paper patched bullets cast bullet forum. With lightening speed of up to 576 fpm, the paperplus shooter paper packaging machine boosts packing production and yields a bulkier paper cushion for a more effective void filler and greater yield from oneply paper. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Long considered the bible of paper patching this book will take you step by step with a great deal of additional information. I also made a patching jig so that the paper on the bullets were all the same. A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. To knurl or groove the bullets, just swing the handle down to bring the embossing wheel against the bullet, and turn the crank two or three turns while pressing with mild pressure on the padded handle. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load data. The paperplus shooter mechanically creates multilayer void filler, automatically cuts the paper and shoots it directly into the box.
Chase was a black powder era bench shooter of some note who developed a single lap paper patch system for breech loaders. A breech seater is used to load, the same as used to load a greasegroove bullet. Most commercial bullet manufacturers use swaging in preference to casting, but bullet casting remains popular with handloaders. Is paper patching a fair replacement for lube in a black powder rifle for conicals. Untold thousands of ppbs were made by the campfires during the 1880s. We are a custom shop specializing in creating premium, hand cast bullets for all handloaders including recreational and competitive shooters. The nras cast bullets and the cast bullet supplement reprint the articles from col. Lots of advantages, especially compared to grease groove bullets. A top marine sniper, bob lee swagger mark wahlberg, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears without a trace. Twist the end of the paper into the recess at the base of the bullet and youre done. I have a 3 groove bullet that i would be using this on. Ive had good success with these bullets and am very impressed with the whelens capabilities using paper patched bullets. Harrison and as i said is the definitive study for the modern paper patch shooter.
The most successful cast bullet designs have a round or flattened nose rather than a long, unsupported ogive. Lubed bullets were around at least since the civil war and the mini balls. The paper acts like a jacket and keeps the lead from smearing in the bore. Or, print your order after entering your address, attach. This is for black powder reloads and the naked bullet diameter is contingent on the thickness of the paper being used. Most cast bullets are made of lead alloyed with tin and antimony. Jun 16, 2017 paper patched bullets, blackhorn 209 powder and the inline muzzleloader. With a slightly tongueincheek writing style, i demystify the paper patching enigma with a simple, stepbystep approach to reloading using offtheself components for shooting todays. Light for the caliber bullets will work in fast twist barrels but we dont say.
Now, i my interest in cast bullets is rekindled, mostly for bpcr, but also would like to. Unfortunately hunting season is only 9 days here so i havent been able to test these babies on game. Its possible to push a patched bullet faster than a jacketed bullet given the same weight and cartridge. This is what i load for may 45 2 410, 100 gr of fg dropped through a 30 tube a card wad and compressed, depending on swiss or goex, goex likes more compression, the compression varys from. In some rifles patching to groove depth is key, in others, patch just. Patched bullet have a lower friction and thus a reduced pressure, allowing a little more powder before reaching maximum pressure.
Shooter 48 movie clip mister rates advice 2007 hd movieclips. However, in the movie, they mention the fact that the bullett match was metallurgical, not ballistic, using the signature straitions of a barrell. The art of paper patching, case prep and boolit seating 3006 series duration. Jul 02, 2009 paper patch vs lube, black powder is paper patching a fair replacement for lube in a black powder rifle for conicals. A very general rule of thumb has it that patched dead soft lead can reach 2,000 fps before things go sideways and harder alloys can do 3,000 fps or more. It allows for higher velocities with softer lead bullets. Loading and shooting paper patched bullets by randolph s. Written by randy wright, wellknown schuetzen and bpcr rifleman, this book is a wealth of information about the practical applications and production of the paper patch bullet. A beginners guide to loading and shooting paper patched bullets for early black powder cartridge rifles. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load. Watched this movie a few months ago and again tonight.
This bullet started out as a conventional lubed bullet, more or less a loverin design, that i had shot last year and it shot about as well as anything, 4 with full power loads, except the velocities were low, barely 2700 fps if i remember right. Velocities can be easily pushed over 3000 fps, and often you can get higher velocity with a paper patched bullet than you can with jacketed bullets. However, i do load and shoot black powder bp charged paper patched bullets ppbs exclusively for my sharps falling block and remington rolling block replica bpcr rifles. Matthews has an excellent paper patching book, i would look at it if you really want to get serious about it. The cast bullet association has put out a booklet for its member titled. I have heard of using bore size bullets and i have also heard of using smaller than bore bullets, hopefully one of these guys here will kick in some help. Harrison published his findings in the american rifleman and the nras compilation tome. Enter your name, address, and billing information for prompt shipment. Paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets.
Mark wahlberg, michael pena, rade serbedzija, levon helm director. Alcoholic cop john rourke finds a trail of corruption after a gunman opens fire on a police conference. Bullet diameter for 4570 paper patched cartridge shiloh. The historical concept of paper patching can, i am certain, be found on the interwebs someplace. I dont get out much to see too many flicks at the theater and rarely watch them on tv but this was a cool movie. I also did some hunting rifle paper patching very successfully with my 358 win see other 35 cal thread. With james russo, william mcnamara, jeff wincott, nicole bilderback. Wrapping and sizing paper patched bullets for muzzleloaders duration. A paper patch bullet will do anything a grease groove bullet can do, and then some.
The book is intended for shooters experienced in reloading black powder cartridge rifles that are ready to try their hand at shooting paper patched bullets. The best book to date on producing and shooting the paper patch bullet and a great reference source for the beginner or seasoned rifleman. Id cut a large batch of patches in front of the tv. And even paper patched some bullets for my 375 hh improved to shoot deer with. Shooting a paper patched bullet in your inline muzzleloader, using blackhorn 209 powder behind it, opens up a whole new way to shoot your rifle. Show your american pride with paper shooters patriot kit. If you have a question that isnt answered in our bullet information, resources, or faq pages, send an email or give a call. Perhaps this helps a little to get ya started, paper patch bullets are really cool to load and shoot just time consuming. Would paper patching reduce leading in s rifled barrel. Much discussion and cussin have been laid at their doorstep. Tom b everybody seems to have their own load for pp bullets.
Paper shooters have taken paper wad shooting to its logical conclusion, with high speed repeating rounds impossible to achieve with normal straws. It has been my experience, however, that most of the cussin has been from folks with little or no personal experience with ppbs. Paper patching is most effectiveaccurate with heavy for caliber bullets there does not appear, in my experience, to be a solid rule of thumb on wrap diameter to groove depth and it very much matters how the grooves were cut. The bullets you have made can now be paper patched, or placed on the rollers of the corbin hct2 knurling tool, or the hct3 grooving tool. 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. Oct 14, 2016 paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets. Also, if you give it to a child, with no mechanical abilities, he or she will take a very long time to assemble, it took me between 30 to 40 minutes, and like i said before, if you dont soak. The single lap patch has the edges cut square unlike the angle edges of a doublelap patch, and the edges butt when wrapped on a bullet. The paper i used was plain old letter writing paper. Sep 26, 2009 in shooter, the question was actually, how could a round fired from 1 weapon match a bullet from another, and paper patching was a process that could accomplish this. Paper patched bullets ppb are probably the most controversial of all lead bullet styles. Next i had mountain molds make a 280 grain mold in. Shooting a paperpatched bullet in your inline muzzleloader, using blackhorn 209 powder behind it, opens up a whole new way to shoot your rifle.
For those who are interested in full power with cast bullets in such calibers as. I do explain when asked that paper patching is not any different from copper jacketing a bullet. Ppbs were easy to make by the frontiersman, requiring nothing but a skillet, pig lead, patching paper and a mould. Sep 01, 2011 the art of paper patching, case prep and boolit seating 3006 series duration. Why did they paper patch bullets in the movie shooter. May 17, 2016 the historical concept of paper patching can, i am certain, be found on the interwebs someplace. I shoot this bullet for target shooting at 300 yards with my best group at 1. Paper patching actually wears a bore less than jacketed bullets. Paperpatching your inline muzzleloader western powders. Paper patched bullets, swaged vs cast shiloh rifle forums. My son and i have personally cast, patched and shot thousands of ppbs, both in competition and hunting, and we have a very high opinion of them. The paper wads need to soak for a while or they will get stuck. With mark wahlberg, michael pena, rhona mitra, danny glover.
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