I shoot benchrest plain base lead bullets at a range of 200 yards. Thw bullets are breech seated. I have begun to think about trying paper patched bullets for this game. I have paper patched bullets for .45-70 and .38-55 in the classical way. That is a damp patch rolled on, allowed to dry and then loaded into the case - no sizing.
My question is related to the diameter of the bullet before wrapping and how much sizing. My barrels land to land diameter is.321 and I shoot a grooved bullet of .322 diameter. What size should the bare bullet be before wrapping with .002 paper to wind up with a hard patch?