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Compared a few powders today more to solve my own curiosity, but figured I’d share as maybe others might find it useful.

The boolit used is from a modified Lee 358-200. I machined the top of the...

Almost forgot, velocities we’re hovering right at 2000fps on this load

Finally got back out. As to the paper patching, I seated the boolits a hair deeper so the leading edge of the paper didn’t catch as a few did the last outing. Using the Lee 358-200 cast of 20:1 and...

I’ve been PP’ing my Maxi for years, and typically use a 30:1. My challenge has been the difference between the maxi being a single shot vs my legend being the AR platform

Those lee boolits I used...

Good news/bad news. The good news is I got some to shoot. Bad news is most of what I had loaded were from a mold I made, and I had them seated a little long. Those loads caught the edge of the paper...

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Might as well see if paper patch works in an AR.. just because I can

This has been a fun thread. I’ve recently acquired my first AR and it’s a 350, because I love 35’s and especially my Max. Trying to keep this one a strictly cast shooter. The only boolit that feeds...

PM returned, mold is SPF

Got this on a trade, never really used this one. As cast with 30:1 boolits are about .453 and weigh in at 390gr. When I tried to clean it up for pictures it seems the original black coating was...

:cool:I have my own reasons for PP boolits. I'm a bit of a do it yourselfer. And I wanted to make my own bullets, but not have to drop loads to typical cast boolit shooting. My answer was PP, plus...

Still consider myself new to this PP thing. I feel like I got sorta lucky last year finding what worked for me. This is all in a 357 maxi. The alloy I was using last year was about a 30:1 mix, and I...

Shot the gun again yesterday, but with the cold and wind I wasn't to enthused about spend more time playing with my pp loads. For the heck of it before I left I shot two. This boolit is from a mt...

This is that sight I mentioned, not smokeless but interesting. I especially like that he gives chrono results for a few loads at the end....

My guess is that it went down the barrel like a piece of dough rolled between your hands, making it longer and skinnier and thus seeing the rifling marks on the side it rode down

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That's how my cartridge guns work as well, bit being a ml I need to be able to load them. After going through my .451 die they come out just shy of .452 and load snug but don't tear the atch. This is...

After being bit by the PP bug this year, I keep thinking of new things to patch. I've always loved muzzleloaders and had a number of smokeless ml's too, and always wondered if PP would work with...

Curious what others experiences have been with different lube, or even no lube?

Here's my limited experience: first time trying PP was a few years ago in a 45 colt rifle. Used tracing paper...

My goal was to make something usable and as simply as possible. Especially considering I'm new to paper patching, it was just an excuse to go make something in the garage. After some promising range...

You make it sound so simple. Don't know why I didn't think of just moving the stem down in the body! Thanks CJR

Old Coot,
yes I'm using a flaring die but I would suspect its plenty more than .005 that I'm going.

CJR,
1. RCBS 38 dies. The seating die stem does not reach anywhere near where the paper...

Sorry to keep asking so many questions, but I have another. When seating the boolit I'm pressing in as far as I can by hand, then sending it up into the die. Sometimes they come out perfect, other...

Finally got another day at the range. My time in the reloading room didn't feel as it went quite as constructively... still learning this PP stuff! I have a few questions maybe some of you with more...

The offset was just to give myself more room, no function to it though. If the brass rod I had was even just 1.5 instead of the 1.25" I would feel more comfortable. Everything just seemed so tight...

The last photo is the reamer I made, the bottom edge is the cutting edge. Its basically the nose profile and the widest part ends up cutting the boolit body as I run the carriage in/out.

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