Paper patch muzzleloader bullet

Fortunately, the. There are actually a couple of different ways to paper patch a bullet. The one I chose, and which in the end proved the best for this rifle's bore, was to simply cut two narrow strips of paper Then, rub the paper down with a good "patch lube" - such as Precision Lube , from Muzzleloader Originals. The two strips are laid across the muzzle, as shown above left, to form a perfect "X" Next, a little of the lube is rubbed into the bottom groove of the bullet The paper patched bullet is then ramrodded down on top of the powder charge The reproduction Whitworth.

This rifle does not have rifling The bore of this rifle is hexagonal in shape - and that bore is machined with a 1-in rate of twist - a right hand twist. Now, there may be rifles out there with a left hand twist, but I'm not aware of them.

Here in the Northern Hemisphere, right hand twist rifling is definitely the common order of rifling business. And that dictates how the bullet needs to be wrapped Click On Photos To Enlarge.

Good show!! Are you using a lube cookie, or wiping between shots, or something else? I use a wool felt wad with Hornady great plains lube between the powder and bullet. I cleaned between shots to sight in the rifle and to work up the original load. Further testing was done to determine how many shot could be fired without a loss of accuracy. I was able to shoot 3 to 5 times, and maintain the accuracy I was wanting sub 2" groups. Good goin' and NICE buck! I have danced with the Devil.

She had excellent attorneys. Paper Patch bullet in rifled muzzle loader? Idahoron, Just what I was looking for. I have a been loading patched boolits in cartridges but just purchased my first black powder muzzle loader last week Thompson Black Diamond and tried some copper jacketed boolits in sabots the previous owner had left me with the gun. I imagine the bullet has to turn WITH the rifling when you push this paper patch boolit in the bore otherwise the paper would all tear up by the time it reaches the powder and wad.

The rod would have to turn or have some kind of swivel to let the bullet turn when stuffing it in, wright? Is your gun rifled or smooth bore? The bullet turns as it slides down the barrel. Thanks Ron, danyboy. I have the ability to push a boolit out from the breach, so I'll be able to check for patch tearing from my DIY-PAS it is very difficult to find ML boolits up here, and even Sabots are often not available.

Originally Posted by danyboy. It has been my experience, however, that most of the cussin has been from folks with little or no personal experience with PPBs!

Most shooters, given quality PPBs and proper loading techniques, are delighted to give them a try. Because the PPB was and is the best lead game killing bullet available. PPBs were easy to make by the frontiersman, requiring nothing but a skillet, pig lead, patching paper and a mould.

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. You can expect 45 caliber PPBs to expand to near silver dollar size and the 40 caliber ones to expand to half-dollar size.

The old buffalo hunters reported complete penetration of their quarry with PPBs, regardless of the angle. I have also found that carefully prepared and loaded PPBs will shoot as well as any other lead bullet style, clear out to 1, yds.

And why not? The bullet has no contact with the barrel which means no leading problems, even at fps , and it emerges clean and smooth with no lube or lube rings to affect it aerodynamically. Barrel clean up is minimal. No lube. Weakens the paper, at least in my opinion. I have never tried lubing PP bullets. My buddy Brent who sometimes looks in on this forum got me started with PP for target shooting has done quite a bit experimenting with PP over the year. Brent is somewhat famous on the internet for PP bullets.

I just stole from him what works. If he sees this I am sure he will jump in. A lot of the accuracy with a PP bullet will be dependent on the paper, wad, the bullet, alloy of the bullet and the bullet size. Lube will certainly be a variable as well, might help or might not. Like I said I shoot dry, no lube on bullet.

I do use a lubed wool felt wad however. Powder as you know can make a difference in your accuracy as well. I always work up a load at yards. If they dont group at yards it wont get any better at 1, My standard is shooting 3 shot groups.

I have placed in the top 3 in quite a few matches with a dry PP bullet, including setting a new world record at yards. Moderator Emeritus. I apply a thin coating of lube to the outside of my paper patched bullets just before loading them into the gun. The lube I'm using is approx. Once I tried lubing the paper patched bullets right after I made them. That was a mistake. By the time I got to the shooting range, the paper had thickened and softened to the point that it all sheered off when I tried loading them.

I know of several guys that lube just before loading, and they have won their fair share of long range matches as well. Joined Dec 14, Messages Reaction score I used to roll my PP bullets on a piece of felt lightly soaked in Sperm Oil as I loaded - gave a slight film on the paper as I loaded. Stopped doing it and found no difference in accuracy in Matches at or yards.. Your Ped. Gibbs has been a proven shooter.