![]() ![]() In fact, I haven't used black powder in any cartridge firearms except for a 12 bore rifle. I don't have any experience using paper patched bullets with black powder. To keep the paper patch from migrating lube softening the patch, or does it not matter? If you wish to use paper patched with blackpowder, do you still use a grease cookie, and if so, do you need to have a layer of beeswax between the powder and the grease cookie, and then again between the cookie and the projectile? 450 on the right, both with their original moulds.ĬptCurl, a few questions on paper patched with blackpowder loads if I may, Shamefully, I've been shooting jacketed bullets in those rifles. I've not yet poured lead into that mould, but I do intend to do so. 450 BPE rifles, one of which is accompanied by its original mould, numbered to the rifle. Thickness of the patch has to be manipulated using different weights and compositions of paper until everything works just right. You probably know that with paper patched bullets the actual measurement is not the whole story. I would have gotten those measurements when I did chamber casts. With Henry barrels I believe the relevant measurement is just ahead of the chambers and the leade. Of course, it's a Henry rifle, so the tubes will be slightly tapered from breech to muzzles. I must confess I don't remember the groove diameter of my rifle. "Recoil is insignificant when there is a tiger on the head of your elephant" The Maharaja of Cooch Behar Thanks Curlįrank Findlow recommends the same mixture for making grease cookies for bore rifles. Good step by step process for the paper patched projectile. "a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V This is an excelelnt lube in large bores for both black powder loads and for smokeless loads. I also use Beeswax/Vaseline for lube, a little stiffer than yours, for both grooved lubed and paper patched bullets. What is the diameter of the bullets after patching and drying and the groove diameter of the barrel? If it was in the text or on a picture, I must have missed it. I probably should go and see the gentleman and make a few slugs to patch up to try in my 450 NE.Įxcellent article, Curl. I've never shot any paper patched bullets myself, but I do have access to a setup, it's a swaging setup to swage pure lead bullets that are then paper patched up to 458 cal or so. Welcome to 450_Ackley as our newest moderator here at NE.com.Ī very good article, Thanks for sharing it with us on N.E. Please note that the bullets being used in my demonstration are bullets I cast from the original Alexander Henry mould that came with, and is numbered to my. Many of you have already seen my little article on certain paper patching techniques, but I'll link it here again. Here we have a new forum, and this is my first post on it. ![]() Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and others ![]()
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