I'm trying to get into paper patching for my muzzleloader. So far I haven't had much luck getting the bullets sized back down to .501 after patching.
I have tried tracing paper, printer paper and notebook paper. The bullets when patched measure around .503 to.505". I am trying to patch slick bullets sent to me by a member on here. They measure .494 before patching. The paper gets caught on the bottom of the ogive every time.
I have read many threads about shooters patching the lee 500 s&w bullet which is much larger diameter and running it back through a .501 die. So I know it's doable.
Anyone have suggestions on how to keep this from happening.