Pretty much any chamber will shoot paper patched bullets. Theres special molds made to produce boolits that are undersize per caliber, and smooth sided, no grease grooves. You might be able to get a specialty mold maker do a pp mold for 44 mag, youd be able to tell them what nose type you want. My hunting loads using swaged paper patch bullets are as follows. The patched bullets are lubed with lee lube before being sized to. This tula 308 win ammo is made in tula, russia using berdanprimed steel cases instead of brass cases to help drive the cost down since steel is a much cheaper metal than brass. Reloading paper patched bullets the anser to this inquiry came from the pastas they often do. Never tried breech seating chase patches in the ballard because the throat is not tapered. There is a ton of information to go over and i will add.
Oct 06, 2011 the bp is previously compressed to a depth that will give me the. Ppu 3006 m1 garand ammo in stock free shipping included. Montana precision swaging paper patch templates help produce paper patches that are uniform in size for greater accuracy and easier reloads. Paper patched bullets ppb are probably the most controversial of all lead bullet styles. Hornady 308 win 155 gr boat tail hollow point 200 rounds w ammo can 80969 federal 308 win 180 gr sp 308b rangetime new 308 win. I found out the the paper patch left a lot of paper just in front of the chamber and in somecases like a ring of paper there. Try 17, 22, or 30 caliber rifle bullets from trusted brands like hornady, nosler, and midsouth. In his march 1977 article paper patched bullets come of age, harrison provides a few rules for the shooter using a. Harrison published his findings in the american rifleman and the nras compilation tome. Oct 22, 2008 after having an interest for a long time, i finally decided to make a very small investment and experiment with paper patched bullets. A paper cartridge is one of various types of small arms ammunition used before the advent of the metallic cartridge. 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. The art of paper patching, 3006 series introduction youtube.
Grease groove bullets have been the most accurate type so far. Tul ammo 308 winchester is packaged 20 rounds per box and 500 rounds per case. Much discussion and cussin have been laid at their doorstep. The paper acts like a jacket and keeps the lead from smearing in the bore. Paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets.
The gp90 was loaded with a paper patched lead hollow based heeled steelcapped roundnose bullet. Bullets 150 grain full metal jacket fmj casings berdanprimed steel. We describe another method to economically and simply custom fit the bullet to your rifle bore to make your military surplus rifle shoot accurately. Looking for parashooter and others to comment on my plan for paper patched 1889 bullets. The paper patch goes the opposite direction of the rifling. This time were paper patching bullets and going into a bit of the theory and some of the tricks to make your rifle shoot more accurately. Combustible cartridges are paper cartridges that use paper treated with oxidizers to allow them to burn completely upon.
Paperpatching your inline muzzleloader western powders. Starting from the rear of the nose section the bullets. Developed as an improvement for m1 garand shooters, 308 rounds are known for their accuracy and power. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load. Reloading 577450 paper patched martinihenry round duration. With every purchase, donates to an organization that shares our values. With the goal of preventing contact between alloy and bore wall and, perhaps, a reduction in metal cost, i.
You can also watch as the paper patch comes off the bullet between the muzzle at 00. May 17, 2016 you can clearly see the paper patch leaves the barrel intact around the bullet at 00. This series will dive into some keep facts in getting a paper patch boolit to shoot. My paper patch hunting and long range paper patch loads for reference only. The idea is to make the paper oncopper less slick than paper onsteel. Brent danielson has won the long range match there a number. Paper patching for smokeless powder part 1 youtube. Youll need to go back and research the american rifleman articles. Hinged top 50 round clear with black base ammo box for 243308 6. Can you paper patch a jacketed bullet and maintain accuracy. Paper patch bullets were used in the 1800s for target shooting and hunting and are still being used today. In fact paper patched shooters have been winning the creedmoor matches at lodi, wisconsin on a regular basis since 2010, often taking two of the top three places.
Jamison brass back in business, making brass and loaded ammo. Make a web search for paper patched, paper patching, and read first from paul a matthews. When i first started paper patching bullets i didnt put lube on the patched bullets and didnt hit anything either. They were probably traveling around 2000 fps, possibly more, possibly less. That was in an old 7mm rolling block rifle that had a rough barrel. Mar 06, 2014 reloading 577450 paper patched martinihenry round duration. It takes some time and effort to get it figured out for a specific rifle, but the results are exemplary.
And i acknowledge that i have never paper patched a bullet. Ive shot chase patches in my muzzle loaders and my 4050 ballard. I shot these at quantico out to yards with good accuracy equal to m118 and m72 match ammo. 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.
I got some groups around 12 inch with low velocity cast,gas check bullets,but my ppbs were around 1 and 12 inch. I saw a book at huntingtons, called the paper jacket, its on amazon, for around 18 bucks i think. Making fullvelocity, soft cast lead, paperpatched bullets. Paper patch supplies, paper patch templates, paper patch paper, lead bullets, paper patch bullets. That acts to twist the paper patch tighter rather than try to strip it from the bullet. For those who are interested in full power with cast bullets in such calibers as. Oct 14, 2016 paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets. Harrison and the staff at the american rifleman worked with paperpatched bullets in the. These cartridges consisted of a paper cylinder or cone containing the bullet, gunpowder, and, in some cases, a primer or a lubricating and antifouling agent.
Tul ammo is new production non reloadable, berdan primed ammunition. Republic metallic cartridge company 4570 paper patch black powder ammo. Paper patches can be used to make slightly undersized bullets fit a gun with. Paper patch boolits offer great advantages for us casters. The bp is previously compressed to a depth that will give me the. Yesteray,i finally got to the range to start developement of a paper patched bullet load for whitetails. You dont want the bullet to squirt out of the patch when you pull the trigger. Made in russia, tul ammo manufacturers steel cased ammunition in various small arms ammunition. Exceptional winchester 1939 box 35 win ammo 250 gr.
Most shooters, given quality ppbs and proper loading techniques. 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. Pmc 308 win 147 gr fmjbt 308b g2 research trident 308 win 150 gr supersonic 20 rds. Paper patched bullet design software is available from corbin, as well as software that calculates multiple density, multipart bullet weights and volumes, calculates bullet air resistance and bc, and helps you determine the bullet diameter for a given rifling depth and paper thickness. It has been my experience, however, that most of the cussin has been from folks with little or no personal experience with ppbs. A beginners guide to loading and shooting paper patched bullets for early black powder cartridge rifles.
I addition to the usual remedies you use when loading black powder cartridge ammunition with grease. Some a bit better than others, but most factory chambered rifles can shoot paper patches quite well. Ive checked this two ways, the slug and gage pin method and ive also purchased a v anvil micrometer and have gotten the same numbers with both methods. Paper patched bullets need to be sized according to the paper thickness. 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. Montana precision swaging paper patch template 45 cal. Hinged top 50 round clear with black base ammo box for 243 308 6. Rifle bullet sample packs have you ever wanted to try just a few rifle bullets, before you bought bulk. Paper patched bullets, swaged vs cast shiloh rifle forums. The bullets im actually interested in paperpatching would be for the.
Now you can, with midsouths exclusive shot group sample packs. Chase patches have been more accurate than wrapped paper patched bullets for me. As for patch damage from semiauto feeding, only experimentation will tell, but i havent had much trouble with cycling them through different actions including an sks. Ppbs work equally well with black or smokeless powder. 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. Accurate bpcr paper patch bullets mississippi gun owners. I read somewhere that paper patched bullets have to be shot at normal velocities according to caliberweakened loads supposedly, or in my case, do not work edit additional. You can clearly see the paper patch leaves the barrel intact around the bullet at 00.
After having an interest for a long time, i finally decided to make a very small investment and experiment with paper patched bullets. Developed as an improvement for m1 garand shooters, 308 rounds are known for. Paper patched bullets a blast from the past sporting shooters. It is also used in military, law enforcement and longrange target shooting applications with great success. Better accuracy and higher velocities are achievable. Pretty cool you take the time to load for it and shoot it. The bullets im actually interested in paper patching would be for the. Paper patched bullets the curio and relic firearms forum. The first try was prompted by another posting here regarding steyr 8x56r carbines which turned out to have a groove diameter.