tangsight
01-18-2017, 12:03 AM
I will try to keep this short. Dick Trenk, in an article titled "The BP Cartridge Rifle Reloading Guide", wrote the following: "The wad must be a snug fit in the case neck where it will be finally located.......Make or buy wads which will be .002"-.004" larger than the place they are going to occupy in the case."
Also, from an primer titled "Buffalo Rifles", in the section about creating a live cartridge, there's this: "Wad making tools are typically either a Cornell press mounted wad punch, or a hand held punch that's hammered into the wad material.......The press punch will cost 2 to 3 times that of a wad punch, but will be faster, far quieter and will last lots longer. Wads for 45 caliber are typically .460" diameter."
Initially, I bought an Osborne #14 punch at Track of the Wolf (15/32", or 0.46875"), which cuts a wad about .003" larger than the neck of my fire-formed 45-70 brass. Works great. Labor intensive. So I bought the Cornell punch. Works great. Cuts .460" wads as predicted. TOO SMALL.
I guess my questions would be: 1) Can you buy bags of precut wads that are .46875" anywhere, and/or 2) Does anyone know of a press mounted wad punch available that will cut .46875" wads?
Also, from an primer titled "Buffalo Rifles", in the section about creating a live cartridge, there's this: "Wad making tools are typically either a Cornell press mounted wad punch, or a hand held punch that's hammered into the wad material.......The press punch will cost 2 to 3 times that of a wad punch, but will be faster, far quieter and will last lots longer. Wads for 45 caliber are typically .460" diameter."
Initially, I bought an Osborne #14 punch at Track of the Wolf (15/32", or 0.46875"), which cuts a wad about .003" larger than the neck of my fire-formed 45-70 brass. Works great. Labor intensive. So I bought the Cornell punch. Works great. Cuts .460" wads as predicted. TOO SMALL.
I guess my questions would be: 1) Can you buy bags of precut wads that are .46875" anywhere, and/or 2) Does anyone know of a press mounted wad punch available that will cut .46875" wads?