Well... you've talked me into it.
I have a few milsurps in the 30 cal to 8mm range with rough bores. They shoot well with jacketed but I don't want to pay for them. They lead with straight cast and I thought I might try some paper patching.
I read the 101 link at the top of the page but that seems to cover paper selection more than technique.
So let's say I'm using an 1891 argentine Mauser, nominal bore diameter (measured) .315.
-What diameter parent bullet should I use? Let's assume I'm using the standard double wrapping and plain typing paper.
-What size should the patch be? Maybe some of you patching for .30 cal rifles could give me some measurements? Length of one side and depth would do I think.
My 1 or 2 attempts at this in the past ended with the patch ripping on seating, even when using an M die. Any tricks?
Thanks,
Jon