I plan to try paper patching some hollow base lead bullets designed for the 4570 round and shooting them in my martini henry carbine. You could also get this case loaded with 95, 100, and 105 grains of black powder. It has been my experience, however, that most of the cussin has been from folks with little or no personal experience with ppbs. Yes, the bore butter seems to do the same as and in conjunction with the blow tube to buy time before a thorough cleaning. Reloading 577450 paper patched martinihenry round youtube. 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. That one is fun, but at 22 pounds, hardly field friendly. Black powder paper patched bullet cartridges a ppb primer for bpcrbptr cartridge building why paper patched bullets. This will open a valve allowing the spout to fill up with blackpower. Click to enlarge the tom selleck picture and you can see the white paperpatched bullets seated in the 45110 cartridges of his gun belt. There is one fellow who shoots yds with his black powser 45 cal rifle and puts them all in the the black. Bullets for black powder cartridges track of the wolf. Martinihenry, using 480grn lead bullet and 85 grns of black powder. Shooting a paperpatched bullet in your inline muzzleloader, using blackhorn 209 powder behind it, opens up a whole new way to shoot your rifle.
Antifreeze and water is a very good solution to clean black powder barrels. A breech seater is used to load, the same as used to load a greasegroove bullet. Paper patched jacketed bullets in use with a very low powder load, a reason for the terrible accuracy, a proper load for cast bullets should have been used, even low loads for jacketed bullets can be used research loads carefully on this issue. Bullets for black powder cartridges lyman bullets are crisp castings of hard lead, sized, lubricated, ready for loading. In some of my other rifles paper patched bullets are superior to grease groove bullets.
The paper acts like a jacket and keeps the lead from smearing in the bore. Feb 08, 2018 a video that explains my trial of black powder cartridge reloading and its surprisingly low cost. Muzzleloader rate of twist chart this chart will help you select the bullet weight which is most likely to result in the best accuracy. Whether you have a sharps, rollingblock, or a hawkin, all can be loaded using the paper patch method. Using paper patched bullets casting your own bullets mold selectionprep. Starline brass fire formed in a grease groove rolling block chamber cleaned, size checked, primed.
I find 8 thousandths deep works well for paper patched bullets, but is. A video that explains my trial of black powder cartridge reloading and its surprisingly low cost. This book presents todays most thorough, fully illustrated source of information for those who enjoy a taste of the past. Paper patches can be used to make slightly undersized bullets fit a gun with. Mar 02, 20 this book should be titled various bullet casting molds i have used for 4570 black powder cartridge rifles by paul matthews. Click to enlarge the tom selleck picture and you can see the white paper patched bullets seated in the 45110 cartridges of his gun belt. Jun 16, 2017 shooting a paper patched bullet in your inline muzzleloader, using blackhorn 209 powder behind it, opens up a whole new way to shoot your rifle.
Buy this book if you are interested in or new to bpcr and want to learn about some of standard moldbullet designs out there for the 4570 rifle. Snover and postell bullets have a tapered round nose, for long range single shot rifles. Paper patched bullets will be tried and tested when i get time and inspiration. Paper patched bullets ppb are probably the most controversial of all lead bullet styles. I didnt think that such a soft alloy could be used for paper patched bullets in smokeless powder rifle loads. For black powder basics dixie gun works used to sell a very good soft cover book which was primarily for black powder shooters. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. For the record, this is not my video or gun or cartridge load. Paperpatching your inline muzzleloader western powders. After you get paul matthews book go online and look for bruin bullets paper patch book.
Havent tried paper patched muzzle loading bullets, other than a cross patch in a friends bench gun. The current resurgence of singleshot and blackpowder rifles creates a need for uptodate and accurate information about paper patched bullets. 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. Jun 01, 2017 starline brass fire formed in a grease groove rolling block chamber cleaned, size checked, primed. And even paper patched some bullets for my 375 hh improved to shoot deer with. The mechanics of black powder paper patching are very simular to smokeless paper patching, but smokeless takes a slightly different technique. To knurl or groove the bullets, just swing the handle down to bring the embossing wheel against the bullet, and turn the crank two or three turns while pressing with mild pressure on the padded handle.
These bullets also have hollow bases and when the wet paper is wrapped around the bullet, the excess overhang paper is tucked in the hollow base. Chase was a black powder era bench shooter of some note who developed a single lap paper patch system for breech loaders. I have shot the 577450 martini with paper patched pills some years ago and know of the cartridges d o k speaks of, these where boxer manufactured rolled cases set in formed cups with a steel rim mainly pinned in place by the. This will open a valve allowing the spout to fill up with black power. To better address and understand the why paper patched bullets, lets examine the differences between gg grease groove, lubed and pp paper patched, or ppb bullets as theyre used in loading black powder cartridges. Where i learned that i cant remember, but it works. 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.
Paper patched projectiles will work with smokeless powder loads as well if paul matthews experiments are correct. The discharge impulse pressure curve is distinctly different. Not only is this the best 100yard group i have shot with this rifle, shooting a traditionally styled bore. This last pic is of a 100yd five shot group from a 224 cal rifle. However, i do load and shoot black powder bp charged paper patched bullets ppbs exclusively for my sharps falling block and.
Shooting a 90grain charge of goex ffg black powder and the crossstrip paper patched pedersoli cast 478grain. Oct 14, 2016 paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets. These are paper patched bullets, you can see the excess tucked into the base when they were wrapped. To use, place your finger over the mouth of the spout, hold the flask upsidedown and press the button. See our blog for up to date gun rights reports and tell us what you think. To expand on the history of paperpatch bullet shooting just a bit, in the mid1870s, international teams competed in the creedmoor matches, probably the most famous longdistance shooting events up to that time. Sep 11, 2016 for the record, this is not my video or gun or cartridge load. The paper is cut from a template which is trapezoidal in shape. Some of the best black powder cartridge rifle shooting here in the uk is done with paper patched bullets, and one shooter has the dirtiest cases you will ever see and he wins a lot of comps i am still playing with it in both my 4070ss and 3855 and i must admit it is taking a while to get decent groups, but not far off now i hope. I also did some hunting rifle paper patching very successfully with my 358 win see other 35 cal thread. If you want to shoot a cast bullet in a muzzleloader you need a barrel cut 12 thousandths deep. The most authoritative work on paper patched bullets.
Much discussion and cussin have been laid at their doorstep. The paper patched bullets are dunked into a mixture of beeswaxolive oil, seated and then the whole bullet paper patched surface is dunked in the hot liquid again. The only true way to determine best bullet weight is to shoot your gun with quality sights off a. We go over a few more basics in our paper patching discussion. Schmittzer bullets have a pointed spitzer nose, for least. Practical paper patched bullet paperback october 1, 1986 by paul matthews author 5. Using black powder is now big deal, i have it, know how to use it, and know it works fine with paper patched bullets, but can i use smokeless powder with paper patched bullets as well. This book presents todays most thorough, fully illustrated source of. 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.
However, i do load and shoot black powder bp charged paper patched bullets. Charcoal buildup in the bore seems to take longer to be a detriment to the point where accuracy falls off. A blackpowder speedloader flask is highly recommended. When shooting paperpatched bullets, the lube largely prepares the guns bore by softening the black powder fouling for the next shot. We only have two available black powder brands in norway. The 45110 stands for 45 caliber and 110 grains of black powder. Now, i my interest in cast bullets is rekindled, mostly for bpcr, but also would like to. Most shooters, given quality ppbs and proper loading techniques. The surprising low cost of 4570 gov black powder cartridge. Release the button, and pour the powder into a paper tube. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load.
New lube for black powder rifles american shooting journal. Light for the caliber bullets will work in fast twist barrels but we dont say. The current resurgence of singleshot and black powder rifles creates a need for uptodate and accurate information about paper patched bullets. Years ago i did some of that paper patching for a 3006 spfld according to the harris developments. There are a couple of loads i may want to try out using trail boss powder but im not sure if i should use the same paper patched slugs. Muzzleloader rate of twist chart muzzleloader bullets, gun. Oct 18, 2017 black powder paper patched bullet cartridges a ppb primer for bpcrbptr cartridge building why paper patched bullets. A beginners guide to loading and shooting paper patched bullets for early black powder cartridge rifles. Shooting a 90grain charge of goex ffg black powder and the crossstrip paperpatched pedersoli cast 478grain. Sep 25, 2017 a black powder speedloader flask is highly recommended. Muzzleloading info pine ridge black powder custom side. Paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets.
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