First effort paper patching. Any comments welcome.
This is for my Pedersoli Sharps 45/70. I don't cast so I'm stuck with commercial bullets. These are soft lead 535gr Postells and I wasn't happy with the fit. They had to be way out of the case to engage the lands. Paper patching seemed worth a try.
They were sized down to .452 (bore .450) and wrapped with green ruled printer paper (thought I'd seen the last of that 20 years ago). They fit in once fired cases without sizing, without any damage to the paper and without swaging the bullets. The dummy round in the picture will just chamber.
Plan is to load some over 23 to 25 gr Accurate 5744 to try.
Thanks
Ken