Wrapping paper patch bullets

Is paper patching real for making bullets untraceable. The patch lube has but one purpose to prevent tearing the patch when the bullet is seated. Patching is the hand process of applying paper jackets. I see in the winchester legacy book by williamson he did that.

The paper patch is moistened slightly with water to make it more pliable and slightly sticky. Oct 14, 2016 paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets. He has discovered a new system of wrapping the paper around the bullet, so as to leave the force of explosion to expand the lead more equally than can be done where the paper is twisted in a knot and pushed into the base of the bullet. Anybody ever use teflon tape for wrapping a cast lead bullet in. I also made a patching jig so that the paper on the bullets were all the same. Test loads note the waterproofed patches on bullets at left. Paper patching muzzle loader bullets alaska outdoors forums. Paper patching lead bullets british militaria forums. To learn the technique you can use copier or printer paper. Paper patch bullet d reamer and shop made casting mold.

Lots of advantages, especially compared to grease groove bullets. The art of paper patching, how to make your paper patched boolits. For smokeless paper patching you want to have a bullet size to about. Youll only need enough lube to cover the paper patch. The folks i know who paper patch use a sizer to get the diameter just right after wrapping. Does anybody out there reload with there own paper patch bullets. The width of the paper should be exactly at, or about 110 beyond the bullets ogive, to about 18 beyond the bullet base this allows about a third of the bullet base to be covered with paper at the maximum. The book has good, solid information for the beginner and provides that detailed data on the sizing for standard diameter bullets and how to compute the size of the paper patch for. 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. A lot of people are curious about paper patching bullets. How much it degrades accuracy is not known, at this time, by this writer. Followed by the same questions about how the paper survives in the barrel. Id cut a large batch of patches in front of the tv. A paper patch bullet will do anything a grease groove bullet can do, and then some.

You can use any alloy you want for shooting paper patch bullets. You will have to adjust the size of the bullet to be wrapped. Two wraps will increase the diameter of the paper patch bullet about. I must admit that the paperpatches had a bit too much overlap. Which is why im calling the idea of using paper jacketed bullets to be complete bs. We describe another method to economically and simply custom fit the bullet to your rifle bore to make your military surplus rifle shoot accurately. It takes lots of work to determine and then make the justrightsizeandangles pattern, while also keeping opposing sides parallel, and then the patchmarking. You may choose from these designs, use one of these as a basis and specify modifications, or submit a completely custom drawing either electronically or by regular mail. This video will show the basic 2 wrap patch boolit.

I am very interested in learning more about paper patch bullets that will allow me to avoid resizing my brass, and still shoot patchedtobore sized bullets in a standard chamber. In the early days, the bullet round ball mold quite often fit the bore of the rifle rather poorly. This expanding catalog contains designs that are already on file. Regular paper especially for patching can be gotten from buffalo arms co. The patch is carefully wrapped around the bearing surface of the bullet. The megamite is especially useful for large bore calibers from. The paper is wet on both sides, laid on the rubber pad and lined up with the marks. A modern jacketed bullet is the same thing pure soft lead with a copper alloy jacket instead of paper. Top long range muzzleloading targt shooters of the mid 1800s commonly relied on paperpatched conical bullets. A pp bullet simply has straight sides and theread more.

You can also watch as the paper patch comes off the bullet between the muzzle at 00. If it slips in with a slight resistance, its the right size. Top long range muzzleloading targt shooters of the mid 1800s commonly relied on paper patched conical bullets. Mar 31, 2008 i must admit that the paperpatches had a bit too much overlap. Lay bullet on paper and start wrap near corner of patch. By paper patching this paper jacket would seem to isolate the bullet from the bore and. 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. Paperpatching your inline muzzleloader western powders. Patch dimensions can be finely drawn on the patch paper and cut out using a steel ruler and single edged razor blade, or even a paper cutter. You can clearly see the paper patch leaves the barrel intact around the bullet at 00.

The paper acts like a jacket and keeps the lead from smearing in the bore. Shooting a paperpatched bullet in your inline muzzleloader, using blackhorn 209 powder behind it, opens up a whole new way to shoot your rifle. Mar 06, 2014 paper patching bullets for my 1887 martini henry. Wrapping and sizing paper patched bullets for muzzleloaders duration. Jul 10, 2008 regular paper especially for patching can be gotten from buffalo arms co. Paper patching adds a new dimension to inline muzzleloaders. Sport, sporting goods and toys industry lubricants lubrication and lubricants software patches. Paper patching and forensic ballistics cast boolits. I size the bullets so that when patched the bullet is a snug fit in the throat.

Every gun is different and i know most size first and then wrap to. For smokeless, the only disadvantage, if you can call it that, is having to learn a new skill, of paper wrapping bullets. You will only need enough lube peasized to cover the patch. I patch several different grooved bullets for use with smokeless powder. Just so happens, buffalo arms has this exact paper available for bullet wrapping. It was up to the individual to acquire a mold close to the bore, and supplement the diameter to the bore. Paper patch bullets were used in the 1800s for target shooting and hunting and are still being used today. I prefer to use bullets with the gas check shank but no check. The modern jacketing has a lot of advantages over paper, not least of which, paper patching wears down the rifling much faster. Dry wrap in tight nitrile gloves from the drs office.

Paper and cloth patching has been around long before the cartridge. 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. It will probably be too thick to produce loadable bullets if the unpatched bullet is. Twist the end of the paper into the recess at the base of the bullet and youre done. The wrapping operation is best performed on a think, hard rubber pad which can be marked to indicate the location of the bullet point with reference to the paper. 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. However, in the movie, they mention the fact that the bullett match was metallurgical, not ballistic, using the signature straitions of a barrell. The cba is a international organization of shooters who enjoy casting and shooting lead alloy bullets for competition, hunting, experimenting, and casual shooting. It may not be the best way, or even the proper way, but it works for me. Back in the days of the buffalo hunters and the civil war, most folks used paper patched bullets in their rifles. Cutting and wrapping the patches the traditional way of preparing a paper patch.

Ive read that some guys even paper patch jacketed bullets in over bore cartridges to keep down on copper fouling. So, i thought i would give a quick explanation on the concept and then show my process. 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. A paper patch might function as a sabot that burns up in the process of firing the weapon. Best accuracy is usually accomplished with a much closer fit, tailored to a particular firearm. Using a two stage sizing process to create cheap bullets to keep you shooting. You must have javascript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. Paper patches can be used to make slightly undersized bullets fit a gun with. Oct 18, 2017 pp bullets are wrapped with thin, dry paper, there is no lube required the paper is the lube, nor is there any bullet sizing required. North american muzzleloader hunting shares a couple of ways to patch lead bullets and the papers that works best. I know this wont always be true and that all guns vary. I lube them with the lube i make for grooved bullets, although many types will work. This is all unique to one slick and one paper typebrand. 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.

Paper patched bullets ppb are probably the most controversial of all lead bullet styles. Mar 22, 2015 ive started a journey to the world of paper patched cast bullet shooting. Paper patch supplies, paper patch templates, paper patch paper, lead bullets, paper patch bullets. If you use my paper patch lube, make sure that it is as soft as butter when you apply it. We rely on a quality products, delivery and value for our customers.

I was interested in using paper patched bullets for some black powder cartridge rifles and modern bolt action rifles that i would like to use cast bullets in. Wrapping with wet paper, andor adding some measure of waterproofing the paper after wrapping, are added steps that are typically not necessary, nor desired, for optimum bullet performance. Paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets. He has discovered a new system of wrapping the paper around the bullet, so as to leave the force of explosion to expand the lead more equally than can be done where the paper is twisted in a. This squeezing did have a small but perceptible positive effect on bullet quality and resultant accuracy. The lip of paper extending past the base of the bullet is then twisted together, and may be pushed into a depression cast into the base of the bullet. Youll have to take a mic or calipers to the store with you.

Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load data. Look for the article, paper patch bullets in black powder cartridges, for. In fact i may be the only one in the world shooting paper patched bullets from a. When the wrapping papers length and width is calculated and tested, the paper ends are cut at an angle of between 40 and 60. He also says for the paper he has trouble wrapping them as well, so he used the peel off labels from the stationary store. The paper acts like a jacket and keeps the lead from smearing in. Nov 19, 2014 cutting and wrapping the patches the traditional way of preparing a paper patch is to use a trapezoidshaped metal pattern of the patch to mark the paper and cut each patch individually. Pp bullets are wrapped with thin, dry paper, there is no lube required the paper is the lube, nor is there any bullet sizing required.

Sep 26, 2009 why did they paper patch bullets in the movie shooter. Lubesyou can finger wipe lube on the paper patch after it dries from wrapping. I also bring the paper up the nose so that the paper is in the throat. We describe another method to economically and simply custom fit the bullet to your rifle bore to make your military surplus rifle shoot. As new designs are ordered, they are numbered and added here. Ppbs work equally well with black or smokeless powder. Paper patched bullets have no lube grooves like a conventional lead bullet. From what ive written about paper you can see its imperative to know the paper thickness before determining your bullet mould diam. It works well if you can find a buddy that still enjoys casting enough to make a run of soft cast bullets for you to paper patch. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load.

Chase was a black powder era bench shooter of some note who developed a single lap paper patch system for breech loaders. Place some of the provided patch lube between your thumb and forefinger and twist the bullet, in the same direction the patch is rolled, in the lube. Conversely, you may have to size the bullet slightly to get a fit. I also wipe my own loaded cartridges with a paper towel before boxing, to prevent dust and dirt from accumulating on the bullet. Can lead bullets be pushed to faster velocity by wrapping them in paper. Bullets for paper patching should be cast or swaged from a tin alloy. Theres not a whole lot of folks shooting paper patched bullets so its difficult to compare notes with someone else. Instead of cutting molds of increasing diameters, one oversized mold was used in each caliber and the bullets were downsized with simple pushthrough bushings. To get the tip of the patch to curl around the bullet better, you can also strip the paper over a sharps corner while under a little thumb pressure. I also wipe my own loaded cartridges with a paper towel before boxing, to prevent dust and dirt from accumulating on.