I've been reading on the subject of paper patching, and while I have been reloading for years, both cast and metallic, I haven't done paper patching yet.
What has prompted me to consider this is that I have a Gahendra that I'm considering patching for. Magtech 24 ga. formed brass that was fireformed has a case mouth dimension of approximately .473". I would like to use .457 Lee boolits as the bore slugs right around that dimension. I made a patch from printer paper and applied it to the boolit, and the diameter comes to .475".
So the question I have is would it be safe to push that boolit down the bore. I have read all the stories about how the barrels split when fired with British ammo, and sizing boolits appropriately is prudent.
The arrangement I described above is convenient as it allows the boolit to fit in the fired case mouth without having to resize the neck of the case. But the boolit would also be quite oversized, about .018". Is the paper jacket going to have the same effect as if I were to push a lead solid of that diameter down the bore? Would patching a smaller boolit to say a few thousands over groove be the right thing to do?