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Thread: Resource Recommendations for BP Cartridge Reloading?

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    Resource Recommendations for BP Cartridge Reloading?

    2 years ago I was bequeathed a Pedersoli Rolling Block Long Range Creedmoor 30". To date I have only fired purchased, jacketed ammo. I now wish to begin casting and reloading for it, and w paper patched boolits. I’ve spent some hours scouring the sections this knowledge can be found here on the forum and find that my head is swimming. Reloaded metallic smokeless ammo for 40+ years, cast for my flintlocks for more than 20: but this appears to be a different animal altogether. Card wads,wool wads compression, load to groove (or greater), load to lands, and so forth..


    Any books, reference articles you have personally used and found helpful that lays out and explains the process would be greatly appreciated. Reading so many posts, with its dizzying new nomenclature and acronyms has left this old bird scratching what’s left of the follicles left on my head.

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    https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1019722831?pid=582439

    Didn’t realize it’s in its 9th editition.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Randy Bohannon View Post
    https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1019722831?pid=582439

    Didn’t realize it’s in its 9th editition.
    Many thanks: just ordered it!
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    there is one I believe is by Paul Matthews called the paper Jacket if I am not mistaking that is a very good read, it has been many years but that was the book that got me started patching

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fitz View Post
    there is one I believe is by Paul Matthews called the paper Jacket if I am not mistaking that is a very good read, it has been many years but that was the book that got me started patching
    as providence would have it, I ordered that very book along w the one mentioned in the posts above
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    LOADING AND SHOOTING the PAPER PATCHED BULLET A BEGINNERS GUIDE is even better. Cant remember the authors name right now. Used to be available from Shilohs library.

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    Quote Originally Posted by country gent View Post
    LOADING AND SHOOTING the PAPER PATCHED BULLET A BEGINNERS GUIDE is even better. Cant remember the authors name right now. Used to be available from Shilohs library.
    I’ll look it up: thanks!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by country gent View Post
    LOADING AND SHOOTING the PAPER PATCHED BULLET A BEGINNERS GUIDE is even better. Cant remember the authors name right now. Used to be available from Shilohs library.
    I’ll look it up: thanks!!
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    Hold Still Varmint; while I plugs Yer!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bad Ass Wallace View Post
    Very nice!
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    Quote Originally Posted by country gent View Post
    LOADING AND SHOOTING the PAPER PATCHED BULLET A BEGINNERS GUIDE is even better. Cant remember the authors name right now. Used to be available from Shilohs library.
    Found it, bought it: thanks!!
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check