Sources indicate the sharps rifle company offered a variety of bullets in this caliber, including a 293 grain express, a 400 grain grooved bullet and paper patched bullets in 400, 420, 500 and 550 grains. Has anyone paper patched these bullets 200 grains to 230. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load. Mar 31, 2008 a 10twist, 38 70 was also tested with pp bullets.
This article is intended for shooters who are currently loading lubed bullets with either black powder. Teflon tape seems to work better as a lube and insulator on a full diameter bullet than as a patch on a land diameter bullet. Paper patched bullets a blast from the past sporting shooters. May 17, 2016 you can clearly see the paper patch leaves the barrel intact around the bullet at 00. Bullet size and paper size to add up to the right diameter. I have done all my bpcr shooting4570, 34 shilo using 20. North american muzzleloader hunting shares a couple of ways to patch lead bullets and the papers that works best. The new cartridge was a replacement for the stopgap. I load paper patch bullets mostly for leveraction rifles. 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. Winchester metal patched 110 grain super speed bullets for 30 w.
Sep 30, 2008 and also just finished reading paul matthews book, forty years with the. Paper patch bullets were used in the 1800s for target shooting and hunting and are still being used today. My first attempt at paper patching 45 70 cast lead bullets and i met with a slight issue. Youll only need enough lube to cover the paper patch. Here are the benefits of shooting paper patched bullets in your inline. These molds are designed to fit lee six cavity handles. Hunting with paper patch bullets in sharps 45 120 aka 45 110 by tom ball. Armys springfield armory for use in the springfield model 1873, which is known to collectors as the trapdoor springfield. There are many ways to patch bullets, smooth bullets are by far the most common and historical way. Craig straight shooting, straight talkthe mark of a man. Good morning, first off, i wouldnt recommend paper patch at all unless you can get with one of these guys here that have figured it all out to help you.
A pp bullet simply has straight sides and the bullet is wrapped with a very thin sheet of paper. Any input, positive negative neutral would be much appreciated. This is my go to boolit in my browning 1885 45 70 in black powder but now im experimenting with paper patching and using unique as a powder charge. But very interested how it compared to lubed bullet. You can clearly see the paper patch leaves the barrel intact around the bullet at 00.
Yep that is correct and hollow base bullets where used so that the hollow base would obturate blow out and fill the bore when fired. Using black powder is now big deal, i have it, know how to use it, and know it works fine with paper patched bullets, but can i use smokeless powder with paper patched bullets as well. Sharps 45 70 and have been loading various bp and smokeless rounds to get a feel of what may work well in the rifle. Paper patches can be used to make slightly undersized bullets fit a gun with. I am impressed with the way you shipped the bullets all bullets in individual holes. You can also watch as the paper patch comes off the bullet between the muzzle at 00. My father shoots paper patch bullets in several rifles and for his browning hiwall. Hunting with paper patch bullets in sharps 45 120 aka 45 110. I have access to an original springfield trapdoor rifle. I just ordered a perdesoli 1874 sharps snipe rifle. It was also known as the 4570 sharps, but it was dimensionally identical to the military round. 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. After receiving one of my first paychecks, i drove to morris watch shop in milton, west virginia, and spent most of it on two rifles.
He states that the paper patched bullet is the ultimate in hunting bullets. Im thinking about trying paper patched bullets in a pedersoli john bodine 45 70. Paper patched bullets ppb are probably the most controversial of all lead. And these days 45 70 bullets are paper patched to fit the martinis larger. Corbin paper patchblackpower bullet tools corbin swaging. There is a direct relationship between the bullet casting alloy, the final diameter of the cast slick bullet, the thickness of the patching paper, and how the paper is wrapped on the bullet. Swaging, rather than casting, became a preferred manufacturing technique during the 19th century industrial revolution.
Hunting with paper patch bullets in sharps 45120 aka 45. Because the 45 70 chambering was never intended for use with paper patched bullets, chamber design does not suffer the limitations that chambers for many other surviving cartridges of the same era do refer to my treatise on the 3855 wcf. 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. I was having a conversation with a person who has been in the reloading game a long time. Disadvantages became evident as loadings shifted to. The diameter of the cast slick and the thickness of the patching paper are at least a bit. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load data. Swaging also allows the bullet to have a desired base design, rather than flat. Dec 28, 2005 i just got all the goodies to make my first pp rounds for my 45 120. This is a discussion on paper patching 45 70 within the lever action forums, part of the gun forum category. Dad is experimenting with bore diameter bullet after patching and black powder. The chamber is of my standard greasegroove design with no freebore and 3 degrees per side leade angle.
Mould blocks are made from durabar 65 45 12 extruded fine grain ductile iron. This is a discussion on paper patching 4570 within the lever action forums, part of the gun forum category. He told me that in his younger days they would take 255 grain lead flat point bullets for the 45 colt pistol and paper patch them to use in the 45 70 because one of the guys had a bullet mold for them and between them the. 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. Making fullvelocity, soft cast lead, paper patched bullets.
Paul matthews hdldr 1990 bullet making annual paper patching the. 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. The paper rides on top of the lands of the barrel, keeping lead fouling to zero and in many ways imparting accuracy that lube grooved bullets might have a hard time duplicating. Mar 22, 2015 i shoot a 4590 pedersoli sharps and i always wanted to go the paper patch route but i dont have the skill or equipment you have. Paper patch supplies, paper patch templates, paper patch paper, lead bullets, paper patch bullets. Does anybody know anything about paper patched bullets for 45 70. Heavy sprue cutter plate precision ground both sides. A beginners guide to loading and shooting paper patched bullets for early black powder cartridge rifles. Buffalo arms company sells over 12000 black powder cartridge rifles. I have a 45 70 sharps rifle and just recently received my order of 500 grain spire point bullets.
Gunbroker is the largest seller of reloading supplies ammunition reloading all. This is my go to boolit in my browning 1885 45 70 in black powder but now im experimenting with paper patching and using unique as a. I do not know who owns this rifle today, but in dan was very happy with it. Paper patch bullet d reamer and shop made casting mold. Corbin paper patch and blackpowder bullet swagingreloading. Three hardened dowel pins provide positive alignment in both vertical and horizontal planes. For those using paper patch bullets, is there a noticeable difference in the number of shots before accuracy falls off with an uncleaned barrel. We describe another method to economically and simply custom fit the bullet to your rifle bore to make your military surplus rifle shoot. In addition, i have paul mathews, the paper jacket on the way from amazon. Top long range muzzleloading targt shooters of the mid 1800s commonly relied on paper patched conical bullets. So far the rifle enjoys these bullets as they shoot great. Best accuracy is usually accomplished with a much closer.
Many folks cast with pure lead so the bullet will bumpup. Paper patched bullets have no lube grooves like a conventional lead bullet. 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. 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. I would like to try some paper patched bullets as well. Paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets. Paper patched bullets are still available, and some blackpowder shooters still roll their own paper patched bullets for hunting and competitive shooting. This article is intended for shooters who are currently loading lubed. I plan to try paper patching some hollow base lead bullets designed for the 45 70 round and shooting them in my martini henry carbine. 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. I have heard of using bore size bullets and i have also heard of using smaller than bore bullets, hopefully one of these guys here will kick in some help. The paper acts like a jacket and keeps the lead from smearing in the bore. If you use my paper patch lube, make sure that it is as soft as butter when you apply it.
I cast about 100 bullets last weekend and i need to size them down to a diameter that will allow them to be pressed into the brass. You can expect 45 caliber ppbs to expand to near silver dollar size and the 40. Sharps rifles i have use custom chambers and they shoot very well using patched to bore bullets and seth cole 8 lb paper which is quite thin. I also wipe my own loaded cartridges with a paper towel before boxing, to prevent dust and dirt from accumulating on the bullet. Bullet diameter for 4570 paper patched cartridge shiloh.