Paper patched bullets books

Wrapping and sizing paper patched bullets for muzzleloaders duration. In fact i may be the only one in the world shooting paper patched bullets from a. Mass produced bullet molds are designed with very conservative, minimal dimensions north of the crimp groove, so that they will chamber in the great variety of firearms out there. Hunting with paper patch bullets in sharps 45120 aka 45110. I addition to the usual remedies you use when loading black powder cartridge ammunition with grease. From what ive written about paper you can see its imperative to know the paper thickness before determining your bullet mould diam. Best accuracy is usually accomplished with a much closer fit, tailored to a particular firearm. Since then i have played with paper type, bullet hardness, you name it i tried it. Mar 22, 2015 ive listed two fantastic books on the subject and a few internet forums that you can research to understand better the whole idea. Loading and shooting paper patched bullets, a beginners guide.

Paperpatching your inline muzzleloader western powders. Loading and shooting paper patched bullets by randolph s. Price new from used from spiralbound, 2006 please retry. Unfortunately, paper patched cartridges are a bit delicate and. Would paper patching reduce leading in s rifled barrel. One thing i have found is paper patch bullets sometimes need a wad between the bullet and the powder, i make my own. If youre a diehard paper patched bullet shooter, youre undoubtedly familiar with paul matthews. The patch is carefully wrapped around the bearing surface of the bullet. The most successful cast bullet designs have a round or flattened nose rather than a long, unsupported ogive. Paper patched bullets ppb are probably the most controversial of all lead bullet styles.

Lube bullets will work in those chambers of course, but there are a few customonly chamber designs that will not shoot, or even chamber, a groove diameter lubed bullet. Lube grooved bullet on left paper patched without the paper on the right. The book stated that a sabot was used not a paper patch. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load data. The paper acts like a jacket and keeps the lead from smearing in the bore. Grease groove bullets have been the most accurate type so far. Patched bullet have a lower friction and thus a reduced pressure, allowing a little more powder before reaching maximum pressure. Practical paper patched bullet 9780935632415 by matthews, paul and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Paper is the jacket, and with a properly paper patched bullet you will not get leading in the barrel, or copper for that matter. We rely on a quality products, delivery and value for our customers. Followed by the same questions about how the paper survives in the barrel. Thats the subject of my book, loading and shooting paper patched bullets a beginners guide. Arguably the finest book on producing and shooting the paper patch bullet and a great reference source for the beginner or seasoned rifleman. Working with lubricated bullets is messy in my experience.

Select thumbnail image for larger view and details. You would use the skinnier bullet for the rapid fire of the herd shots and the thicker bullet in a regular silhouette shoot when you can run a bore pig and dry patch down the bore. Swaging also allows the bullet to have a desired base design, rather than flat. Paper patching actually wears a bore less than jacketed bullets. Mould blocks are made from durabar 654512 extruded fine grain ductile iron. Wright author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. When you have a clean rag and time to wipe your hands between shots they work fine. In the articles books i have read, the author always says you need a smooth bullet to do paper patching. So, with your paper, plan on a cast bullet diameter that would give you a. The practical paper patch bullet is another book of his and it was replaced by the paper jacket. Anyway, i got this thing to shoot with paper patched bullets and that is my whole point rust damaged and worn bores can be made to shoot pretty well by paper patching cast bullets. Ppbs work equally well with black or smokeless powder. This video will show the basic 2 wrap patch boolit.

Chase patches have been more accurate than wrapped paper patched bullets for me. Cast bullets require a longer bearing surface than jacketed bullets to maintain an equivalent alignment with the bore of the firearm. The golden age of the american schuetzenfest a history and study of the marksmans art. Pretty much any chamber will shoot paper patched bullets. If ppb interest you then look in to loading and shooting paper patched bullets, a beginners guide. Casting, patching and loading their paper patch bullets in the hunting field. Jan 14, 2015 we go over a few more basics in our paper patching discussion.

May 17, 2016 myself, i prefer paper patched bullets for three reasons. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. It was up to the individual to acquire a mold close to the bore, and supplement the diameter to the bore. I found an article about paper patching and wanted to try it. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Mar, 2018 hunting with paper patch bullets in sharps 45120 aka 45110. There are many ways to patch bullets, smooth bullets are by far the most common and historical way.

Hunting with paper patch bullets in sharps 45120 aka 45. Ive shot chase patches in my muzzle loaders and my 4050 ballard. The bullets you have made can now be paper patched, or placed on the rollers of the corbin hct2 knurling tool, or the hct3 grooving tool. To knurl or groove the bullets, just swing the handle down to bring the embossing wheel against the bullet, and turn the crank two or three turns while pressing with mild pressure on the padded handle. Essential reading for the sharps or rolling block shooter. What is the story, am i to conclude that smooth bullets give better accuracy results or does it really matter. In the early days, the bullet round ball mold quite often fit the bore of the rifle rather poorly. So, i thought i would give a quick explanation on the concept and then show my process. I just ordered a of those postell bullets from a company out west. Velocities can be easily pushed over 3000 fps, and often you can get higher velocity with a paper patched bullet than you can with jacketed bullets. Paper patch bullets were used in the 1800s for target shooting and hunting and are still being used today. If youre interested, seek out a book called the paper.

This catalog is a record of molds ive made, and posted for reference. When the norwegian army started using metallic cartridges in 1867, a grease grooved bullet was used in the 12 mm remington rolling block ammunition. Heavy sprue cutter plate precision ground both sides. Harrison and the staff at the american rifleman worked with paperpatched bullets in the. However, when the jarmann rifle was adopted in the early 1880s a paper patched bullet was introduced. His delightfully informative book on the subject, the paper jacket, is perhaps the best resource for a reloader interested in utilizing paperpatched bullets with smokeless powder. A paper patch bullet will do anything a grease groove bullet can do, and then some. My 21year old son eric and i drew cow elk tags as our second choice in our favorite hunt unit in the bighorn basin of wyoming. It is, by far, the best reference book you can get on paper patching. The use of paper patched bullets is especially known from the buffalo hunts on the american prairies where millions of the shaggy beasts fell for paper patched bullets. Out of print loading and shooting traditional scheutzen rifles a beginners guide. A beginners guide to loading and shooting paper patched bullets for early black powder cartridge rifles. In his march 1977 article paper patched bullets come of age, harrison provides a few rules for the shooter using a paper patch to obtain top velocities with poured slugs. The most authoritative work on paper patched bullets.

Shooting a paper patched bullet in your inline muzzleloader, using blackhorn 209 powder behind it, opens up a whole new way to shoot your rifle. Assra forum paper patched bullets smooth or grooved. Paper patch supplies, paper patch templates, paper patch paper, lead bullets, paper patch bullets. North american muzzleloader hunting shares a couple of ways to patch lead bullets and the papers that works best. Paul matthews book on paper patch bullets is useful for the smokless handloader and is also available from wolfe publishing. A beginners guide for learning to load and shoot paper patched bullets by randolph s. The paper jacket is a excellent book, and paper patching is a great skill to learn. Test loads note the waterproofed patches on bullets at left. The art of paper patching, how to make your paper patched boolits 3006 series eagle eye shooting. Here are the benefits of shooting paper patched bullets in your inline. Jul 10, 2008 regular paper especially for patching can be gotten from buffalo arms co. This article is intended for shooters who are currently loading lubed bullets with either black powder.

Paper patched bullets were used civilians and armed forces all over the world. In my opinion, paper patched bullets was a kind of fashion in the early black powder cartridge era, and they were not necessarily better compared to grease grooved bullets. On the internet u tube nearly all the clips on paper patching use a bullet that has lube grooves. The paper patch bullet is a lot more like regular lead soft the bullet maker stated it will flatten out like a half dollar when it starts to travel into the animal etc. Most shooters, given quality ppbs and proper loading techniques. Much discussion and cussin have been laid at their doorstep. Later i was looking through the cb book on yahoo that joeb33050 is putting together and noticed an article in 4. Loading and shooting paper patched bullets, a beginners. Paper patched bullets can achieve velocities and trajectories rivaling those of metal patched copper jacketed bullets. This article is about using your lathe and milling machine to make a mold to cast bullets suitable for paper patching.

Paper patch bullets were once the most popular type of bullets in the 1800s. Look at the paper patch bullets on the nei handtools website. Buffalo arms is closed on the following holidays so that our employees can spend time with their families. Paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets.

Sizing paperpatched bullets for smokeless powder load. This book presents todays most thorough, fully illustrated source of information for those who enjoy a taste of the past. Hunting with paper patch bullets in sharps 45120 aka 45110 by tom ball. The paper patch is moistened slightly with water to make it more pliable and slightly sticky.

Click through them as listed on the left hand side of page. If backordered, your order will be shipped within 30 days. In the meantime, what i have tried to do here is to provide a series of short chapters on the various aspects of using the paper patched bullet. These bullets may be an idea for someone who cant easily buy manufactured bullets. Is paper patching real for making bullets untraceable.

A how to book on duplicating the loads used by the buffalo runners in the 1870s. The lip of paper extending past the base of the bullet is then twisted together, and may be pushed into a depression cast into the base of the bullet. Chase was a black powder era bench shooter of some note who developed a single lap paper patch system for breech loaders. With a slightly tongueincheek writing style, i demystify the paper patching enigma with a simple, stepbystep approach to reloading using offtheself components for shooting todays. If you can chamber it, in your rifle and then remove it, with no rifling marks on the bare nose of the boolit, then it will work. The art of paper patching, how to make your paper patched. Matted prints book gallery about the artist order information home.

Paper patch bullet d reamer and shop made casting mold. Ive listed two fantastic books on the subject and a few internet forums that you can research to understand better the whole idea. You can use any alloy you want for shooting paper patch bullets. The author discusses selecting papers, bullets, sizing, lubricants, and loading techniques. Sizing paperpatched bullets for smokeless powder load data. I prefer to use paper patched bullets simply because they are easier to handle. If youre a diehard paperpatched bullet shooter, youre undoubtedly familiar with paul matthews. A bullet fired from his gun could be retreived and thanks to paper patching it could be fired from a different, slightly larger gun, and leave no trace of rifling on the bullet aside from what was already there the cops find the bullet, check the rifling against the main characters gun, and you have evidence. Paper patch vs lube, black powder is paper patching a fair replacement for lube in a black powder rifle for conicals. Some a bit better than others, but most factory chambered rifles can shoot paper patches quite well. Paper and cloth patching has been around long before the cartridge. The current resurgence of singleshot and blackpowder rifles creates a need for uptodate and accurate information about paper patched bullets. The paper jacket by paul matthews track of the wolf. Never tried breech seating chase patches in the ballard because the throat is not tapered.

New years day, memorial day, independence day, labor day, thanksgiving and the day after, christmas eve open until 12. Loading and shooting paper patched bullets, a beginners guide spiralbound 2006. The best book to date on producing and shooting the paper patch bullet and a great reference source for the beginner or seasoned rifleman. It has been my experience, however, that most of the cussin has been from folks with little or no personal experience with ppbs. The other rifle a cavalry carbine barrelled 1896 mle must have seen many cordite mkvii rounds but it does still have a shadow of rifling in its now.

You can juggle between bullet size and patch thickness to get a ppd bullet suitable to size for your chamber throat fit. I use a 38 pipe nipple and sharpen one end for the 45. The single lap patch has the edges cut square unlike the angle edges of a doublelap patch, and the edges butt when wrapped on a bullet. The book is intended for shooters experienced in reloading black powder cartridge rifles that are ready to try their hand at shooting paper patched bullets. Theres not a whole lot of folks shooting paper patched bullets so its difficult to compare notes with someone else. Why did they paper patch bullets in the movie shooter. A beginners guide for learning to load and shoot paper patched bullets by randolph s wright. Sep 26, 2009 incorrect, if you listen they paper patched the cheytac. A lot of people are curious about paper patching bullets.

Paper patched or lubricated lead bullets can be swaged in two basic styles, the swc shoulder style shown here, and the smooth ogive style shown below. Paper patched bullets a blast from the past sporting shooters. Paper patched bullets are an important part of our rich and diverse firearms history, providing a way of preventing leading, while driving generally a soft lead. Wet the patches with lee case lube before rolling and when that dries, size the ppd bullets to your chamber throat diameter. Top long range muzzleloading targt shooters of the mid 1800s commonly relied on paper patched conical bullets. Rifle sightin process long range shooting technique duration. Buffalo hunters used this type of bullet to hunt millions of buffalos.

Even in the book the paper jacket you see the author do the same juggling. We go over a few more basics in our paper patching discussion. Loading and shooting paper patched bullets, a beginners guide randolph s. Many of his books are out of print but i have contacted wolf publishing and they will print again but do not know when.