Originally Posted by
tacklebury
First off, I know this is old. It's something I'm playing with also though, so ignore me if you aren't interested...
Why not paper patch bullets to save the fouling issues. I load a BP converted .22 LR that I shoot the little .221 Air rifle round balls through and I use thermal paper from a receipt machine, very thin, to patch them. I've shot up to 20 times in a row without issue. ;) I've just got a hornet and I'm paper patching NAA 30 gr. RN lead bullets with thermal paper and want to try out the 4ffffg powder to see what it'll do. Not really trying for super high velocities, but in my converted .22, it works good and the patch seems to clean up the bore each time you load another. I've not patched a cartridge previously, but will see if it helps. 8)