Hunting with paper patch bullets in sharps 45120 aka 45. Hi manny, db here, my delema is that i am patching for a 4570 and. Mould blocks are made from durabar 654512 extruded fine grain ductile iron. Has anyone paper patched these bullets 200 grains to 230. A beginners guide to loading and shooting paper patched bullets for early black powder cartridge rifles. Paper patch bullet d reamer and shop made casting mold. Paper patched bullets are still available, and some blackpowder shooters still roll their own paperpatched bullets for hunting and competitive shooting. Everything seemed to work great except i think i have the patch riding too high up on the bullet nose on the lee 457340 395 gr 2 cavity mold. Cant give you much info on a 3855 but have been very successfull with 4570. Armys springfield armory for use in the springfield model 1873, which is known to collectors as the trapdoor.
There is some question about whether the accuracy improvements result from the paper jackets or from the greater uniformity of shooting procedures by people with the patience to apply the patches. When they were made commercially this was done by hand, usually involving female fingers. I have access to an original springfield trapdoor rifle. Note how the upper point of that angle cut is the last to be rolled. The paper acts like a jacket and keeps the lead from smearing in the bore.
Myself, i prefer paper patched bullets for three reasons. Corbin paper patch and blackpowder bullet swagingreloading. We describe another method to economically and simply custom fit the bullet to your rifle bore to make your military surplus rifle shoot. Paper patch supplies, paper patch templates, paper patch paper, lead bullets, paper patch bullets. This article is intended for shooters who are currently loading lubed. I have cast 400 and 500 grain bullets and will be using vellum to patch the bullets. This article is intended for shooters who are currently loading lubed bullets with either black powder. He states that the paper patched bullet is the ultimate in hunting bullets. Paper patched bullets a blast from the past sporting. Much discussion and cussin have been laid at their doorstep. Wrapping and sizing paper patched bullets for muzzleloaders duration.
I ordered some paper patched bullets from montana bullet works. It has been my experience, however, that most of the cussin has been from folks with little or no personal experience with ppbs. Very good accuracy has been obtained with paperpatched bullets, but the assembly procedure is relatively laborintensive. This is my go to boolit in my browning 1885 4570 in black powder but now im experimenting with paper patching and using unique as a powder charge.
A pp bullet simply has straight sides and the bullet is wrapped with a very thin sheet of paper. Reloading 577450 paper patched martinihenry round duration. You will only need enough lube peasized to cover the patch. Assra forum paper patched bullets smooth or grooved. Paperpatching your inline muzzleloader western powders. With the hardcast bullets sold at gunshows the rifle would group 45 at the same. Harrison and the staff at the american rifleman worked with paperpatched bullets in the. Sizing paperpatched bullets for smokeless powder load. Paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets. A cast bullet is made by allowing molten metal to solidify in a mold.
I can hold minute of ram at 500 meters and have taken buffalo with paper patched bullets. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. My first attempt at paper patching 4570 cast lead bullets and i met with a slight issue. I lube them with the lube i make for grooved bullets, although many types will work. Paper patched bullets have no lube grooves like a conventional lead bullet. Corbin paper patchblackpower bullet tools corbin swaging. Craig straight shooting, straight talkthe mark of a man. The load i used on this hunt and trust in this rifle is my favorite, a 500 gr. Buffalo arms company sells over 12000 black powder cartridge rifles.
Paper patched bullets are made by winding a piece of paper, usually twice, around a lead bullet. Paper patched bullets a blast from the past sporting shooters. 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. The art of paper patching, how to make your paper patched boolits 3006 series duration. The excess paper at the bottom is then twisted tight against the. Most shooters, given quality ppbs and proper loading techniques. Working with lubricated bullets is messy in my experience. I plan to try paper patching some hollow base lead bullets designed for the 4570 round and shooting them in my martini henry carbine.
They say the best things in life are free so i suppose free advice is one of the best things theres a logic flaw there somewhere but im too tired to pursue it. Paper patch bullets were used in the 1800s for target shooting and hunting and are still being used today. Grease grooves base guards production knurling big slugs power press diamond knurl nose shapes base shapes patch formula single. Then the bullet is rolled in the paper, as tight as possible, to the left.
Paper patched or lubricated lead bullets can be swaged in two basic styles, the swc. The patch lube has but one purpose to prevent tearing the patch when the bullet is seated. Harrison published his findings in the american rifleman and the nras compilation tome. When you have a clean rag and time to wipe your hands between shots they. If youre a diehard paperpatched bullet shooter, youre undoubtedly familiar with paul matthews. This is a discussion on paper patching 4570 within the lever action forums, part of the gun forum category. I have been reading a lot on paper patching the 4570. Quigley reloaded paper patched bullets paul matthews wrote a book on paper. Paper patch bullets were used in the 1800s for target.
And lastly, what are the benefits of using a paper patched bullet as. It has been my experience, however, that most of the. I just ordered a perdesoli 1874 sharps snipe rifle. Paper patched bullets are still available, and some blackpowder shooters still roll their own paperpatched bullets for hunting. In the articlesbooks i have read, the author always says you need a smooth bullet to do paper patching. Because the 4570 chambering was never intended for use with paperpatched bullets, chamber design does not suffer the limitations that chambers for many other surviving cartridges of the same era do. Bullet diameter for 4570 paper patched cartridge shiloh. Does anybody know anything about paper patched bullets. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load. Paper patched bullets ppb are probably the most controversial of all lead bullet styles. Hi kelly,i was impressed since he was using paper patch bullets,i have played with. His delightfully informative book on the subject, the paper jacket, is perhaps the best resource for a.