The paper jacket

[161]

Wife bought a copy for my birthday. Going to start reading tonight.

[docone31]

It is a good book. Easy to read, full of information.

[303Guy]

Looking forward to snippets and your comments!

[geargnasher]

Good book. However, like the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbooks, the information is limited to the knowledge and experience of the author, and in many cases the combined experience and knowledge of people here far exceeds it. As an example, Pdawg Shooter can and frequently does put all the information you need to have to make great smokless-powder PP boolits in two or three sentences.

Gear

[161]

I have a 45-70 Marlin GG. I think that will be my first PP boolit.

[pdawg_shooter]

I have a 45-70 Marlin GG. I think that will be my first PP boolit.

My 1895G is my favorite PP rifle. Easy to cast for, easy to load for, and just plain fun to shoot. If you can fine one, the Lyman 451114 mold is just about perfect for any 45cal rifle.

[pdawg_shooter]

Good book. However, like the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbooks, the information is limited to the knowledge and experience of the author, and in many cases the combined experience and knowledge of people here far exceeds it. As an example, Pdawg Shooter can and frequently does put all the information you need to have to make great smokless-powder PP boolits in two or three sentences.

Gear

geargnasher, you are making me blush, but thank you. My big advantage is the fact that I have made just about every mistake there is in patching over the years. But I did try to learn from them.

[6.5 mike]

Randolph Wright's "Loading & Shooting Paper Patched Bullets A Beginner's Guide" is also a very good read. While it is aimed at the bp shooter, he shows in detail each step in a very easy to understand manner.

[EDK]

Randolph Wright's book is the easiest to read and understand. Get it.

Orville Loomer over at shilohrifle.com/forums has done a lot of research, replicated original tools and is a well of information. He has a small book available from Shiloh Sharps. Get it too.

All of the Paul Matthews books are worth getting. Wolfe Publishing had a package deal I got years ago...check if it's available.

THE PAPER JACKET weas getting scalped for $60 before it was re-printed. I bought another copy still in the shrink wrap.

Lots of information here, but I like books too.

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My 1895G is my favorite PP rifle. Easy to cast for, easy to load for, and just plain fun to shoot. If you can fine one, the Lyman 451114 mold is just about perfect for any 45cal rifle.

gear
You're right from that statement alone I know more about PP than after reading an hour in the book.

[geargnasher]

Here's a good quote from Pdawg:

"Slug your bore and size the cast bullet to BORE size +.001/.0015. Give it 2 wraps of 16# paper. Let dry overnight. Clip tails, lube, (I use BAC bot most anything will work), size GROOVE diameter or as large as will fit the throat. Load and shoot. Pure lead will work to around 2200fps. WW, air cooled to about 2500fps and a BHN of over 16 will handle 3000fps. You can start with jacketed starting loads and work up from there. Lyman 311414 and 311284 work great. I size min to .304 and load over AA2495 in the 303 Brit."

Everything you need to know in one paragraph for loading the .303 British with PP boolits. The other basics will be a good starting guide for most other calibers as well. Size to about a thousandth or two over bore, two wraps of 16# paper will add about .010" which gives just over groove diameter in most rifles. Size if needed, lube the patch with BAC or similar (I use Felix lube that's about the same consistency as BAC), and load them to engrave the patch firmly when chambering. Not much else to add!

Gear