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any of you guys shoot paper patched ???
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Yes. 45x3½ - 600gr Ballard bullet - Fg-90gr/4759-8gr - 1 milk carton over-powder cardwad and 1@¼"crisco/beeswax-soaked felt under-bullet wad.
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is there still a lube used ??? or does paper take it's place???
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I rub a 3:1 (volume) Motor Mic/Lithium Grease lube onto the patch w/ fingers.
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the paper must burn right ???
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The patch does not burn at all. It will shed itself in strips after muzle exit
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do they only use paper with black powder, or can I use it with Trailboss or one of my other smokeless powders ???
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It's an "all-powder" technique
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could I paper patch cast bullets, ( assuming the correct diameters ) or is it only done with swagged soft lead ???
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I cast the Ballard 600's from
pure lead to fire at ~1,400fps. The soft lead takes the rifling better in my (19)81 Sharps. Reliable 1-MOA groups w/ aperture/tang sights
You must use a mold which is many thousandths undersize to accomdate the paper thickness. I use 25% cotton onionskin which is (IIRC) 0.007" thick (x2 wraps) = 0.457" - (4 x 0.007") ≈ 0.430" (I'll have to check that when I get home.)