Lead Pot, I'm heartened here by reading that others have been able to make 40-65 work at longer distances, and I'm willing to make the effort to (hopefully) find a load that will work in mine at...
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Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Lead Pot, I'm heartened here by reading that others have been able to make 40-65 work at longer distances, and I'm willing to make the effort to (hopefully) find a load that will work in mine at...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Lead Pot, appreciate the input, I have a few thicknesses of paper, and one that works well with the .395 heavy bullets, so I will use that paper as the starting point for the lighter bullet. The...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I ordered some BACO .395 370gr PP bullets to test. Looking forward to seeing if the lighter (as opposed the 425gr. bullets I am now using) bullets do better.
Appreciate all the advice here....
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Thank You Don, looks like Buffalo arms has a .395 in 370gr or 400 gr, but no .396. I have always tended towards heavier bullets though perhaps that was not the best route for the smaller case on the...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Been using the buffalo .395 425gr heavy PP bullet in the 40-65 rolling block. The barrel is a green mountain .40 cal they used to make, I do not remember off hand which profile it is, or the twist...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I took the .45-70 barrel off a Pedersoli Bodine rifle, and rebarreled to 40-65 specifically to shoot Paper patch with less recoil than my big sharps 45-110, and have been very pleased with the result...
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I second that, Thanks very much Brent.
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Brent, I like it, Goldilocks zone, that is my experience also. Thank you for the advice on the LDPE, I will give them a shot and try it as you are suggesting without the lube. Hey if it makes things...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Montana, and Brent, I have three thicknesses of paper, but the accuracy seems better with the lighter paper, so I size the case mouth back ever so slightly to get the right feel. When I push the...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I would add this, there is a deep sense of satisfaction for me in shooting paper patched heavy slicks. The accuracy at long range is amazing, and the feeling of stepping back into the days of the...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Thank you Kenny, I was able to make it out yesterday, and had better results. This time using the BACO .442 (450gr) with two wraps of the 9# onion skin paper which BACO sells. I used 70gr GOEX 2f...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Got out yesterday for some more testing, and had mixed results. The photo shows a 100 yard group consisting of 5 record shots, and two sighters. After putting the two sighters on, I adjusted up and...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Thank you Lead Pot! Great post. You have given me some good tools to work with, and work with them I will.
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Thank you Country Gent, I'm going to look for slightly thicker paper for the .442 so two wraps will give me .451.
By the way, I realize that I have no knowledge of what "good" groups should look...
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Here is my tray of paper patch loads, the first four rows from the left are the .442 loads.
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Lead pot, Thank you for the information regarding load testing, I am an experienced hand loader for smokeless, but that was going to be one of my questions i.e. how to tweak a load of black powder...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Well I made it out to the range yesterday for some testing. Range was pretty busy with it being the Holiday, which made the 100 yd line a no go, so I started on the 200 yd line. Test rifle is a...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I will be testing later today, and will post my results. A sincere thank you for the help. -K
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Today I am loading up my first batch of PP cartridges. I have been practicing wrapping bullets, and am using the BACO .444 with the onion skin paper they sell. So far I am finding it relatively easy...
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Thank you very much for that tidbit of information Don, That is exactly what I was looking for.
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Anything betwixt the Paper patch bullet and the powder?
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
When Sharps originally made their factory loadings for paper patch cartridge, what were the components over the powder?
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Hi all,I need to make a screw for an old trapdoor. Anybody know the pitch for the hammer retention screw,
I found on another board that is is .187-26, and seek confirmation before I make a tap to...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Well I have the new 4500 sitting on my bench loaded with SPG at this point. So far its working fine. I have no complaints about its construction. The heater attachment that came with it appears small...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I take it that the reason for having multiple lube sizers is to run each one with a different type of lube?
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