The patch must wrap twice around the bullet with no overlap or gap where the ends meet, more experimentation. Wrap the patch onto the bullet so the spin from the rifling will peel the paper off. I also wipe my own loaded cartridges with a paper towel before boxing, to prevent dust and dirt from accumulating on the bullet. Paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets. I have now successfully paper patched bullets in 2 cartridges. We describe another method to economically and simply custom fit the bullet to your rifle bore to make your military surplus rifle shoot. Buffalo hunters did it around the campfire after the hunt. Oct 06, 2011 case mouths are chamfered with a 22 degree tool to assist insertion into the case. 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 308 winchester is an inherently accurate cartridge, and is at its best with mediumtofast burning powders like varget and blc2.
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. Note that if you are loading heavy bullets with slow powders, you may have difficulty seating the bullet deep enough to clear the rifling or fit in the magazine of your rifle. I also did some hunting rifle paper patching very successfully with my 358 win see other 35 cal thread. Assra forum paper patched bullets smooth or grooved. I suggest that you start with thick paper, cotton type typing paper. We have patched and sized a number of lube groove bullets with varying results. Those bullets didnt shoot well and i gave up on bore size bullets. Accurate bpcr paper patch bullets mississippi gun owners. The raised areas of the rifling are called lands, which make contact with the projectile for small arms usage, called a bullet, imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the orientation of the weapon. 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.
In his march 1977 article paper patched bullets come of age, harrison provides a few rules for the shooter using a. Introduction to paper patching home made jacketed lead. The art of paper patching, how to make your paper patched. Oct 14, 2016 paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets. The 3855 winchester center fire wcf is a unique example among metallic cartridges through almost 125 years of production, until quite recently, 3855 cases had evidently never been made correctly for use with conventional bullets. I have not done it yet but all my reading and results so far indicate that cast lead can be driven way past 2000 fps when properly paper patched. When the paper dries it shrinks tight to the bullet.
Paper patched bullets are made by winding a piece of paper, usually twice, around a lead bullet. Lot of two boxes of winchester 380 cal train and defend ammo. Paper patch boolits offer great advantages for us casters. I load paper patched bullets in larger calibre rifles 308, 3006, 3855. I have found that smokeless powder and paper patch bullets are a great. Youll only need enough lube to cover the paper patch. Paper patches can be used to make slightly undersized bullets fit a gun with. I have been studying and playing with paper patched cast bullets lately. 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.
Lube grooved bullet on left paper patched without the paper on the right. Mar 18, 2018 join me and other content makers here at. My real intention is to use this new brass with paper patched bullets but my first loadings in those sharps calibers was. Paper patch supplies, paper patch templates, paper patch paper, lead bullets, paper patch bullets. Loading with correct 3855 winchester cases 3855 rifle. Ive used paper patched bullets with certain success in the. But how does one get them small enough to paper patch. Patched bullet have a lower friction and thus a reduced pressure, allowing a little more powder before reaching maximum pressure. You can purchase this by the sheet at most stationers or office supply stores not the discount places. The exterior shape of the case was designed to promote reliable case feeding and extraction in bolt action rifles and machine guns alike, under extreme conditions. In the movie the shooter is paper patching really the answer to his question. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load data. Can you paper patch a jacketed bullet and maintain accuracy. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load.
Harrison and the staff at the american rifleman worked with paperpatched bullets in the. Read more on how to make and load paper patched bullets and ammunition. The paper patch on a smooth bullet is a good way of getting rid of any. You want to do that so you dont have to size the patched bullet after it is patched that usually degrades accuracy potential, sizing has not increased accuracy potential for me after patching. 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. All cartridges are then slightlyvery lightly taper crimped. The ammunition used by the schmidtrubin model 1889 rifle was one of the first to use 7. Krieger barrels manufactures custom, singlepoint cutrifled barrels for bolt action, ar15, ar10, m1 garand, m14, m1903 along with a variety of services. Jamison brass back in business, making brass and loaded. Introduction to paper patching home made jacketed lead bullets. Reflecting on 30 years of paper patching for lever guns. But you just cant get that kind of speed without patching of some sort.
Dec 28, 2005 i felt that it was the perfect size combination for bore size paper patch bullets. The lyman cast bullet handbook, third edition, repeats this admonition. In addition to 308 winchester ammo, we also carry rifle ammunition, pistol ammo, and shotgun shells from top brands like federal. The book stated that a sabot was used not a paper patch. This series will dive into some keep facts in getting a paper patch boolit to shoot. Paper patched bullets a blast from the past sporting. The bullets im actually interested in paper patching would be for the. Cheap 308 winchester centerfire rifle ammo for sale online at. For those who are interested in full power with cast bullets in such calibers as. I was wondering how fast i have to drive this bullet to be an effective whitetail load. The guy was right, you can size those paper patched bullets down. Sep 09, 2018 shooting the 1886 chiappa at the 400 yard dinger. Where can i get good reliable information on how to paper patch bullets and load them.
Posted on june 15, 2017 august 31, 2018 by tom mchale. If you use my paper patch lube, make sure that it is as soft as butter when you apply it. Here i hope to ramble on hopefully coherently enough for folks to possibly gain something from my long experience with a particularly peculiar design of bullet designed to be paper patched and either by design or accident i am not sure perfectly suited to use in lever guns. The patch is carefully wrapped around the bearing surface of the bullet. You are free to receive the rifled, contoured blank. Some a bit better than others, but most factory chambered rifles can shoot paper patches quite well.
As you are well aware if you size too much the patch will be loose on the bullet. Gun nut, tom mchale, risks a fight to explain the subtle nuances. This ammo is designed for less recoil and was developed for. Undoubtedly, one of the most influential rifle cartridges of the 20 th century was the. Everything from custom, match grade, to bulk plinking ammo can be found at low midsouth prices. When they were made commercially this was done by hand, usually involving female fingers. Whenever hunters gather around a campfire to discuss biggame cartridges, youll hear talk about the. I use the traditional trapezoid with 60 degree ends. If you are new to paper patching, i recommend you buy some 40 cal cast or swaged bullets of.
I also know two people that have shot many paper patch bullets with smokeless powder in a variety of calibers. Eduard rubin for rifles based on rudolf schmidts action design. A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves rifling cut into the barrel walls. The lee 170 grain gas check bullet seems to work pretty well when patched. Paper patched bullets a blast from the past sporting shooters. The art of paper patching, 3006 series introduction youtube.
And even paper patched some bullets for my 375 hh improved to shoot deer with. It is an efficient case, running on roughly 80% of the powder that the 06 uses, yet only running 100 fps slower. 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. This expanding catalog contains designs that are already on file. Its possible to push a patched bullet faster than a jacketed bullet given the same weight and cartridge. I also wipe my own loaded cartridges with a paper towel before boxing, to. Pretty much any chamber will shoot paper patched bullets. Jamison brass back in business, making brass and loaded ammo. It will cost some hundreds of dollars and that is a lot money to spend unless you will be shooting paper patched bullets for years to come. Your only concern should be that the paper patch does not strip from the bullet before it engages the rifling.
Shooting it with 440 grain handloads running 1250 feet per second blackpowder duplicate. Just wondering, i think it would be pretty cool to recover. Is paper patching real for making bullets untraceable. Huge variety of bolt action, ar and service rifle calibers available.
Used in the woods and on the battlefield since the 1950s, the. The paper will remove all traces of fouling from the previous shot. The patched bullets are lubed with lee lube before being sized to. Years ago i did some of that paper patching for a 3006 spfld according to the harris developments. All sniper training including exterior ballistics and optical training is focused on the. They have told me that they have shot paper patch bullets at velocities near 2200 fps without any leading. First initial load development with the lee 230gr paper patched boolit. No inward curl crimp will work as that will tear the paper patch a loaded. An unlubricated patch will lap a rough bore to a mirror, but the unlubed patch will generate heat very quick. Midsouth offers great deals on all kinds of 308 winchester centerfire rifle ammo.
My paper patch hunting and long range paper patch loads for reference only. As new designs are ordered, they are numbered and added here. My hunting loads using swaged paper patch bullets are as follows. Harrison published his findings in the american rifleman and the nras compilation tome. Conversely, paper patching works great in my 300 win mag, up to 2800 fps. This mold casts out at 192 grains with my alloy and has one of the larger meplats in its class. 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. Cast bullet for deer hunting i am developing cast bullet loads for my 308 winchester using the rcbs 30180fn. I tried sizing the patched bullets, tore the paper off every time. One of the issues involved with paper patching is the bullet needs to fit the bore nearly perfectly for best results. 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. 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. The paper patch is moistened slightly with water to make it more pliable and slightly sticky.
Paper patch bullet d reamer and shop made casting mold. Loading with correct 3855 winchester cases 3855 rifle by m. Groups a couple inches at 100y shot many deer with it. I also did it about 15yrs ago with a 1895 that had the microgroove rifling. The nra articles found that sizing the paper patched boolit in a.
The quality of ppus products is always their priority and to that end they utilize only the most modern equipment and machinery. I lube the inside of the case neck with a qtip dipped in bore butter, i havent torn a patch seating the bullets since. This is an early style of rifling meant for paper patched cast lead bulletss in early metallic cartridges. In the movie the shooter is paper patching really the answer to his.
The rifle or carbine barrel is simply too long, with too much surface area, for the. Paper patched bullets, swaged vs cast shiloh rifle forums. The paper acts like a jacket and keeps the lead from smearing in the bore. But there are so many more in 308, that i would love to be able to use them in a 310 bore rifle. I wet the paper with water, roll them, then let dry. In the strangest coincidence in history, i actually put together a handful of. How to make highquality, full velocity, soft cast lead, paperpatched bullets. Making fullvelocity, soft cast lead, paperpatched bullets.
Today, only the most hardcore enthusiasts use paper patched bullets, but during the childhood of the metallic cartridges in the 1870s and 1880s paper patched bullets were the norm. Paper patch bullets were used in the 1800s for target shooting and hunting and are still being used today. Those were all several years ago but im still paper patching. My winchester big bore seems to prefer bullets at least.
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