Mass produced bullet molds are designed with very conservative, minimal dimensions north of the crimp groove, so that they will chamber in the great variety of firearms out there. The excess paper at the bottom is then twisted tight against the bottom of the bullet. This last pic is of a 100yd five shot group from a 224 cal rifle. Paper patched bullets are made by winding a piece of paper, usually twice, around a lead bullet. And even paper patched some bullets for my 375 hh improved to shoot deer with. Mar 06, 2014 1903a3 rifle 1,000 yards 12inch target w paper patched castlead bullets. Pretty much any chamber will shoot paper patched bullets. The paper patch bullet is from montana precision swaging and it has a wicked cutting edge or wad cutter type shoulder, which leaves pronounced full caliber holes in paper targets and game.
Soak the paper in the nitrate water for about a minute and then hang it to dry. Years ago i did some of that paper patching for a 3006 spfld according to the harris developments. May 17, 2016 you can clearly see the paper patch leaves the barrel intact around the bullet at 00. Aluminum or brass hardened d 308 85 grain rn bulletplain base designmaterial. You should end up with a patched bullet that fits your rifle as it should. Then the bullet is rolled in the paper, as tight as possible, to the left. Wrap the piece of paper around a dowel the same size as the bullet and glue the seam with a glue stick.
The art of paper patching, how to make your paper patched boolits 3006 series. Brent danielson has won the long range match there a number of times with paper patched. Paper patch shooting is actually like jacketed bullet shooting in that full power loads are used. After testing a series of bullet diameters in four different rifles, two sweet. 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. Nov 19, 2014 however, such a thin 2x tracing paper patch should work fine for a 22 caliber rifle because 22 caliber barrels have a nominal difference of only about 0. I also did some hunting rifle paper patching very successfully with my 358 win see other 35 cal thread. Heavy sprue cutter plate precision ground both sides. I have found, through experience, for the cutting edge to be effective, it has to have a 90 degree edge and the diameter at the cutting edge has to be at. Jacketed velocity, accuracy, and performance on game for a fraction of the price. I experimented with paper patching in 8x57 patching a.
Three hardened dowel pins provide positive alignment in both vertical and horizontal planes. Lube grooved bullet on left paper patched without the paper on the right one of the issues involved with paper patching is the bullet needs to fit the bore nearly perfectly for best results. This means you need to carefully measure the bore of your rifle and then have a custom mold made by one of the many mold makers. The idea is to have the patch extend beyond the base of the ppcb core enough to. Cant remember all the details on the weight of the paper i used and such, but it didnt work too well in the small bore. The local walmart and the local gun shop both carry.
Photo at far right shows the wrapped paper patched whitworth bullet. I think paper patching is best left to the big bore stuff like. Ive had good success with these bullets and am very impressed with the whelens capabilities using paper patched bullets. The first try was prompted by another posting here regarding steyr 8x56r carbines which turned out to have a groove diameter.
Chase patches have been more accurate than wrapped paper patched bullets for me. Click on any of the below links to see our selection of rifle bullets in that particular caliber. Enter your name, address, and billing information for prompt shipment. Paper patched bullets, swaged vs cast shiloh rifle forums. When it exits the muzzle of the rifle, it is spinning in a clockwise direction at tremendous rpms. Four bigbore rifles were utilized to test pre patched bullet size, starting with a. Assra forum paper patched bullets smooth or grooved.
New paper patch approach by ed wosika linkedin slideshare. This for you old or ancient guys paper patched bullets. You can expect 45 caliber ppbs to expand to near silver dollar size and the 40 caliber ones to expand to halfdollar size. Originally using pc 88 powder composition88 rauchschwacher low smoke equivalent to smokeless cut tubular smokeless singlebase powder relying on nitrocellulose as its propellant ingredient, it was known as the gewehrpatrone 1890 gp90. However, i do load and shoot black powder bp charged paper patched bullets ppbs exclusively for my sharps falling block and. Interestingly, berdan was using brass at this early date. I read somewhere that paper patched bullets have to be shot at normal velocities according to caliber weakened loads supposedly, or in my case, do not work edit additional. A beginners guide to loading and shooting paper patched bullets for early black powder cartridge rifles. Oct 14, 2016 paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets. The paper patch is in contact with the barrel along most of its overall length and is therefore more likely to be cut cleanly, and importantly separate cleanly immediately on leaving the barrel.
Hunting with paper patch bullets in sharps 45120 aka 45. Paper patching actually wears a bore less than jacketed bullets. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load. Paper patched bullets a blast from the past sporting shooters. It takes some time and effort to get it figured out for a specific rifle, but the results are exemplary.
Note how the upper point of that angle cut is the last to be rolled. I wet the paper with water, roll them, then let dry. Paper patches can be used to make slightly undersized bullets fit a gun with. Sep 11, 2016 for the record, this is not my video or gun or cartridge load. Paper patched bullets the curio and relic firearms forum. Youll only need enough lube to cover the paper patch. Because of the number of matches i was shooting and the amount of time it took to prepare paper patch cartridges, i finally went to grease groove bullets. Reloading paper patched bullets the anser to this inquiry came from the pastas they often do. This series will dive into some keep facts in getting a paper patch boolit to shoot. You can also watch as the paper patch comes off the bullet between the muzzle at 00.
Hey guys, this might be a really dumb question, but can i paper patch a 147gr fmjbt. Ive shot chase patches in my muzzle loaders and my 4050 ballard. I also wipe my own loaded cartridges with a paper towel before boxing, to prevent dust and dirt from accumulating on the bullet. The art of paper patching, 3006 series introduction youtube. It is a 2 page artice on page 108109 titled paper patched bullets work in. It seems to be all the rage on the casting sites ive been looking at, but i cant.
My paper patch hunting and long range paper patch loads for reference only. The paper acts like a jacket and keeps the lead from smearing in the bore. Or, print your order after entering your address, attach. Its possible to push a patched bullet faster than a jacketed bullet given the same weight and cartridge. Although effect of bullet diameter was the primary focus, the tests were expanded to include variations of patch type, bullet hardness and choice of powder. The earliest remington rb military rifle chambered for anything larger than pistols ctgs. Unfortunately hunting season is only 9 days here so i havent been able to test these babies on game. For those who are interested in full power with cast bullets in such calibers as. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load data. I have to admit i have always been a gg bullet shooter. Never tried breech seating chase patches in the ballard because the throat is not tapered. Some a bit better than others, but most factory chambered rifles can shoot paper patches quite well.
Sizing paperpatched bullets for smokeless powder load data. Paper patched bullet design software is available from corbin, as well as software that calculates multiple density, multipart bullet weights and volumes, calculates bullet air resistance and bc, and helps you determine the bullet diameter for a given rifling depth and paper thickness. Grease groove bullets have been the most accurate type so far. I suggest that you start with thick paper, cotton type typing paper. Paperpatching your inline muzzleloader western powders. Best accuracy is usually accomplished with a much closer fit, tailored to a particular firearm. Paper patch boolits offer great advantages for us casters. The bullets im actually interested in paperpatching would be for the. In his march 1977 article paper patched bullets come of age, harrison provides a few rules for the shooter using a paper patch to obtain top velocities with poured slugs. Harrisons 30 caliber paper patched bullets cast bullet forum. Seems everyone is interested in the 30 cal loads for a 3006 or 308, or a 45 cal quigley load. 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. This limitation comes from the problems one can run into if the patch has to stretch too much where each land meets and adjacent groove. Test results prove cast bullets can approach 3000f.
Here are the benefits of shooting paper patched bullets in your inline. A usage example might be a hunter that is confident in a 308 winchestershort action rifle is looking for a larger caliber cartridge with a heavier bullet for increased stopping power on bigger game. Choose a design from our catalog or submit your own custom design. 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. The bp is previously compressed to a depth that will give me the.
In his march 1977 article paper patched bullets come of age, harrison provides a few rules for the shooter using a. When the paper dries it shrinks tight to the bullet. These are pretty soft but i have never bothered to check the hardness. Paper patch bullet d reamer and shop made casting mold. Im not sure if either of these ideas would survive being loaded in a semiauto. Next i had mountain molds make a 280 grain mold in. I dont paper patch, but some who do, will size them to say. Harrison and the staff at the american rifleman worked with paperpatched bullets in the. There is one fellow who shoots yds with his black powser 45 cal rifle and puts them all in the the black. 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.
Oct 22, 2008 after having an interest for a long time, i finally decided to make a very small investment and experiment with paper patched bullets. Be aware that due to their custom nature, many of these bullets are designed for a specific purpose or firearm, and wont necessarily fit or feed as drawn in all guns of that caliber. Patched bullet have a lower friction and thus a reduced pressure, allowing a little more powder before reaching maximum pressure. One of them would likely be fine after your bullets are patched but the bullet size before patching is a very critical match to your patch material first. Sixty million dead buffalo and countless elk, antelope, deer, etc. Then you need to choose a mold maker that can make a paper patched bullet mold in whatever diameter you specify when cast from 16 to 1. I believe it is accurate because of the rings which allow the bullet metal to displace in the bore without a undue stress. Paper patched bullets a blast from the past sporting. The berdan i rifle 1868 used a lubricated paper wrapped.
My hunting loads using swaged paper patch bullets are as follows. I saw a book at huntingtons, called the paper jacket, its on amazon, for around 18 bucks i think. The lee 170 grain gas check bullet seems to work pretty well when patched. We describe another method to economically and simply custom fit the bullet to your rifle bore to make your military surplus rifle shoot.
This catalog is a record of molds ive made, and posted for reference. Accurate bpcr paper patch bullets mississippi gun owners. While it has once or twice been said that any gunpowder other than black powder is just a passing fad, the same is true of any bullet that is not paper patched. With the goal of preventing contact between alloy and bore wall and, perhaps, a reduction in metal cost, i. We have patched and sized a number of lube groove bullets with varying results. Harrison and the staff at the american rifleman worked with paper patched bullets in the.
Precision cnc lathe bored custom bullet casting molds. 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. You can purchase this by the sheet at most stationers or office supply stores not the discount places. Harrison published his findings in the american rifleman and the nras compilation tome. The art of paper patching, how to make your paper patched boolits 3006 series duration. Mould blocks are made from durabar 654512 extruded fine grain ductile iron. Paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets. 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. Better accuracy and higher velocities are achievable. The opening for cutting the tape patch is 1 316 allowing for slight stretch of the patch, mateing up the cut ends butt to butt.