I have friends coming out from Indiana for the upcoming Outdoor Show and will be supplying them with some paper patched bullets for their 50 cal muzzleloaders. Last year I had them try different diameters to see what fit and worked in their rifles... Well as their arrival is a few weeks away, I have pretty much finished casting, and the first sizing, but before I do a wrap and final sizing it occurred to me that they probably have a good supply left from last year and these will likely be sitting around for awhile... I probably have too much time on my hands, but I began thinking of how I would pack them and went on to think about the bases... I normally twist the tail and clip short then size the wrapped bullet... it mostly flattens out and by logic(could be wrong here) should remain tightly wrapped given the twist and "ironing" the paper with the final run thru the sizer. But what if I only folded over the base without a twist? would they stay wrapped as well?? My guess is not, but what do I know? That's why I am posing the question here to the folks with a whole lot more experience than I have.
Your thoughts are greatly welcomed.
Kindest regards,
TheMoose