Then, rub the paper down with a good patch lube such as precision lube 2000, from muzzleloader originals. Cva hunter 35 whelen smokeless conversion glockky, today at 3. The art of paper patching, how to make your paper patched boolits 3006 series duration. Attention, there is a minimum black powder purchase quantity of 5 pounds per shipment. The most authoritative work on paper patched bullets. May 17, 2016 you can clearly see the paper patch leaves the barrel intact around the bullet at 00. Paper thickness on a chase patch would almost certainly be thicker than on the conventional 2wrap. It is a tc renegade with a stainless steel green mountain barrel with a 128 twist. Marksman precision gun patch megaroll strong 100% double brushed. The only major difference was that my smokeless loads were wrapped to. Shooting a paperpatched bullet in your inline muzzleloader, using blackhorn 209 powder behind it, opens up a whole new way to shoot your rifle. The grease layer between the two wads forms something similar to the grease cookie used with a paper patched bullet in a black powder cartridge load.
If you are a pilgrim with regards to traditional muzzleloaders, yes, it can get more than a bit confusing, it can be frustrating with so many choices. A beginners guide for learning to load and shoot paper patched bullets by randolph s. There is no value in a muzzleloader that is of poor quality and unreliable performance. I started to paper patch for my 45 cal tc renegade. We go into some detail on how to load for black powder. Wrapping and sizing paper patched bullets for muzzleloaders duration.
Patching is the hand process of applying paper jackets. 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. Minis are traditionally undersized to allow for loading on fired or dirty barrel. Paper patching adds a new dimension to inline muzzleloaders. Muzzleloader rate of twist chart this chart will help you select the bullet weight which is most likely to result in the best accuracy. Some prefer a relatively strong paper precisely cut to wrap exactly twice around the bullet with no overlap where the ends meet. 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. Paper patching traditional lead conical muzzleloader bullets when i made the move to montana, from the midwest, back in december 2007, the. If you have a 50 caliber rifle, for example, it should measure about.
Custom smoothbore guns in gauges other than 20 and 12 are available and plenty of old original muzzle loading shotguns are still being used. A muzzleloading firearm, either rifled or smoothbored, can be compared to a combustion engine. I bought two cyl tubes from carlson, but the tubes are slightly larger than the bores of my gun, and there is a sharp ridge that snags my patched roundballs and makes loading difficult to impossible. Untold thousands of ppbs were made by the campfires during the 1880s. Paper patch supplies, paper patch templates, paper patch paper, lead bullets, paper patch bullets. Or, print your order after entering your address, attach your check or money order, and send it by mail.
Bullet diameter for 4570 paper patched cartridge shiloh. The larger ballthicker patch combination will generally be more accurate, but will be harder to load. Another good source of information is naramores handloading manual 1939. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load data. I find 8 thousandths deep works well for paper patched bullets, but is too iffy for cast bullets. From a military perspective, the paper patched bullets were not that popular in the usa, but they were extensively used among civilians. Mar 06, 2014 the art of paper patching, how to make your paper patched boolits 3006 series duration. Our 2020 catalog has the worlds largest selection of blackpowder replica arms, accessories, antique parts, muzzleloader hunting and sport shooting equipment. That one is fun, but at 22 pounds, hardly field friendly. 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.
If you want to shoot varmints or deer at 400 plus yards, then this is the muzzle loader for you. 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. Dont try to bump up a cast bullet as you would a paper patched bullet. Havent tried paper patched muzzle loading bullets, other than a cross patch in a friends bench gun. It doesnt actually increase accuracy, over the fact that 100 years ago, the tolerances of barrells wasnt close to todays machining processes and created a better barrell to bullett match. Smokeless powder loads are not for use in any other muzzleloaders. Top quality 100% cotton material in bulk strips for those of you who wish to cut your own patching. I make and use paper patched bullets for elk hunting and target shooting. The patching or wads serve the same purpose as the rings.
The authors will offer some opinions and suggestions. Youll only need enough lube to cover the paper patch. Thompson center cotton round ball shooting patches 7030. Muzzleloader shooting patches, pillow ticking, and bulk strips. 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. Of course for firing paper patch, you want to load on clean or wipe between shots. I found some 25% cotton paper at my local store, it is really to thick after bullets are patched they are. 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. Matthews has an excellent paper patching book, i would look at it if you really want to get serious about it. I also wipe my own loaded cartridges with a paper towel before boxing, to. Paperpatching your inline muzzleloader western powders. Standardization in gauges was not practiced much at the time these old guns were built and the gauge of original guns.
As velocity increased and rifling was introduced a problem of lead remaining in the bore was of concern. It is the felt or cork wad that makes a knuckleball out of the ball instead of a topped ball that dives to the ground. Chase was a black powder era bench shooter of some note who developed a single lap paper patch system for breech loaders. The projectile is cast to a diameter that is usually that of the bore and needs to be brought up to groove diameter by a uniform number of paper wrappings. Traditions performance firearms muzzleloader shooting patches. The one i chose, and which in the end proved the best for this rifles bore, was to simply cut two narrow strips of paper. A breech seater is used to load, the same as used to load a greasegroove bullet. Why did they paper patch bullets in the movie shooter.
You can clearly see the paper patch leaves the barrel intact around the bullet at 00. The patch lube has but one purpose to prevent tearing the patch when the bullet is seated. Paper patched bullets a blast from the past sporting. Whether you have a sharps, rollingblock, or a hawkin, all can be loaded using the paper patch method. There are actually a couple of different ways to paper patch a bullet. Oct 21, 2004 bombay club, i shot many, many rounds of pp bullets using 2400, 3031, rl7, 4198 and 4831 powders in my 4570 and 4590. 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. The only true way to determine best bullet weight is to shoot your gun with quality sights off a. This book presents todays most thorough, fully illustrated source of. Would paper patching reduce leading in s rifled barrel. Paper patching the muzzleloader now i have a baco money bullet i am trying in the roller and i patch leaving a gap in the centre of the flat base. Dixie gun works muzzleloading, blackpowder and rare.
The paper acts like a jacket and keeps the lead from smearing in the bore. Seems like that diameter may be for patching up for 40 cal. Killing effects of paper patched bullets in 4570 and 45. We have our best results when patching bullets intended to be lubricated when they have a gas check shank. Read more on how to make and load paper patched bullets and ammunition. Additionally, i believe a better gas seal is created. Im trying to shoot roundballs from by 12 ga double pedersoli with screw chokes. The paper jacket is a excellent book, and paper patching is a great skill to learn. I roll by papers on a heavy sheet of glass so that the patch does not dry out while rolling. This forum is for all selling and buying of items related to muzzleloaders. You can do it, but i never was satisfied with the outcome.
Paper patches can be used to make slightly undersized bullets fit a gun with. The current resurgence of singleshot and blackpowder rifles creates a need for uptodate and accurate information about paper patched bullets. If you want to shoot a cast bullet in a muzzleloader you need a barrel cut 12 thousandths deep. In your 50 cal you need a projectile likewise slightly undersize so to be able to wrap paper patch and still load without tearing patch.
Paper patched bullets are made by winding a piece of paper, usually twice, around a lead bullet. Paper patching would allow the bullet to leave the barrell without signature straitions on the bullett. The local walmart and the local gun shop both carry. You can also watch as the paper patch comes off the bullet between the muzzle at 00. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load. Muzzleloading shotgun loads and patterns the high road. Cva 200 slick load prelubed patches 5058 cal ac1439a. Perhaps no one at the time saw any reason to record such mundane activity. The newest pp method describrd uses lee case lube to wet and roll patches and a powder graphite rubbed on with a piece of chamois.
A beginners guide to loading and shooting paper patched bullets for early black powder cartridge rifles. Ive been using maxiballs lately, but i want to try paper patching hornady xtp. If you want to learn about paper patching go to a black powder shoot. Jul 02, 2009 paper patch vs lube, black powder is paper patching a fair replacement for lube in a black powder rifle for conicals. The 50 i wanted to try to patch for was a gun i put together for my son. One of the earlier attempts, which is still popular today with muzzle loaders and users of black. A selection of historic, british military ammunition. Unfortunately, paper patched cartridges are a bit delicate and can not just be thrown into a guys pocket. The barrel is the cylinder, the ball or shot column is the piston, and the powder is the fuel. Developing an accurate load for a black powder muzzleloading rifle written descriptions of how the original muzzleloading rifles were loaded are extremely rare and lacking in details. Chase is delicate because the onewrap does not overlap itself and thus have an easier time staying on the bullet. Paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets. I did know one guy who improved his patterns by using a heavy paper shot protector similar to the plastic wads in modern shotgun shells. Pillow ticking made of 100% cotton has been the favorite material for traditional muzzleloader shooters down through the ages because of its high thread count and tight weave.
However, the lead bullets i make for patching are designed to fit the diameter of the bore, not the groove, which means the paper patch is at least partly cut. I wanted to share my success with paper patched muzzleloader bullets for deer. We can ship two 25 pound shipments per person or address per day. Enter your name, address, and billing information for prompt shipment. I add 2 egg whites per 16 oz of h20 for my wetting solution.
Paper patched bullets were especially popular in europe, and was used in, for example, the british martinihenry rifle and mausers infanteriegewehr mod. Sep 26, 2009 paper patching would allow the bullet to leave the barrell without signature straitions on the bullett. I am told that the old predecimal currency bank notes are perfect for paper patching. Naramore points out that they used to even have 4 different thicknesses of special paper for patching. I was doing great with that gun so i decided to try my luck with my 50 cal. A traditionalstyle, doublelayer, moistened, wrapontype and a singlelayer, adhesive label, stickon type were used headto head throughout all tests. New paper patch approach by ed wosika linkedin slideshare. Is it advisable to use this method in the ml or is there a risk the bullet will push through the patch when loading. Ppbs were easy to make by the frontiersman, requiring nothing but a skillet, pig lead, patching paper and a mould. Some types of bond paper may have a rag content ranging from 25 percent to 100 percent. Those that i have seen do this used very heavy, coated freezer paper. You will only need enough lube peasized to cover the patch. Dixie gun works catalog has been a staple for generations of blackpowder enthusiasts. Jacketed velocity, accuracy, and performance on game for a fraction of the price.
This is only a guide as individual barrels will vary. If you want to shoot a paper patched bullet in your muzzleloader, you should have a barrel with 8 thousandths deep grooves. If you use my paper patch lube, make sure that it is as soft as butter when you apply it. Paper patching muzzle loader bullets alaska outdoors forums. Loads, tips, and shooting for the savage muzzleloader, smi smokeless and other muzzleloaders approved for smokeless only. He goes into a nice long discussion of the technique and the pros and cons of paper patching. He cut the petals so it would rip apart when it hit the air and it also protected the bore from leading and the malformed pellets that result when there is direct contact with the interior of the barrel. This for you old or ancient guys paper patched bullets gun. Oct 14, 2016 paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets. Muzzleloading info pine ridge black powder custom side. Since a patch is the gasket between ball and bore so spin will be imparted, your smooth bore doesnt need a patch but to hold the ball in place over a wad. Paper patch bullets were used in the 1800s for target shooting and hunting and are still being used today. Measure the thickness of paper patch that you plan to use.
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