Bore button homemade

[sproulman]

I use Bore button I make punching out at home with at 1/2 punch.Do you put any lube on them?I use dry barrel with patch dry with grinding lube oil mix on it soaked/dry as lube on my patching ...

I like using a bore button behind my patch on powder .Ones I bought had bore butter in them..Thanks..

 

[Semisane]

I have a .45 caliber 1:30 twist Green Mountain barrel mounted on a Renegade stock and use unlubed felt wads under big lead. I punch the wads out of sheet felt available on-line from Durofelt. I've never tried lubing the felt, so don't know if it would make a difference.



It shoots those big old bullets pretty well.

 

[LRB]

Although I shoot only patched RB myself, that top group is very impressive!! Lower group ain't too bad either. :thumbsup: :hatsoff:

 

[Semisane]

Thank you Wick. Although I will say that when you touch off 85 grains of FFFg under that chunk of lead you know for sure you're not shooting round balls. :grin:

 

[azmntman]

Thank you Wick. Although I will say that when you touch off 85 grains of FFFg under that chunk of lead you know for sure you're not shooting round balls. :grin:

I tried a .58 conical with 120 grains ONCE :shocked2: :shake: :nono:

 

[TC Tommy]

I tried a .58 conical with 120 grains ONCE :shocked2: :shake: :nono:
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Was once enough?

 

[azmntman]

Yes. I had also ONCE shot a 3.5" 12ga mag turkey shell. Sold the 12GA. NOBODY needs that much power, or if so get a 10GA!

 

[7shortmag]

Please explain to me what a bore button is and what is the idea behind it.

 

[Billnpatti]

A bore button is another name for a wad. They are usually made of pure wool felt but some folks like to use 5 to 6 oz leather to make their wads (bore buttons). The purpose of them is to provide a better seal for the hot expanding gases. If you load a patched round ball or a conical bullet that does not provide a tight seal, hot gasses can, and often do, leak by the projectile when you fire your rifle. As the seal improves, the MV becomes more consistent. This improvement in MV consistency translates to improved accuracy. With a tight fitting projectile this becomes less of a factor. As Semisane stated, I make mine from hard Duro Felt. Duro Felt is pure wool with no synthetic fillers. Never use felt that has any synthetic fillers in it because those synthetics will melt in your bore and result in a mess that is very difficult to remove. This is the stuff that I use http://www.durofelt.com/image_26.html

 

[rafterob]

If you are shooting a wad behind a lubed-patched round ball you don't need to lube the wad also.

 

[hanshi]

Bore buttons often find use in my rifles as well. They are also all home punched by me. They do normally work well as posted above.

 

[gbeauvin]

Do you cut the button to bore size, or just a touch bigger to fill the rifling grooves?

-GB

 

[Billnpatti]

I had Ohio Ramrod make a punch for me. I don't know the exact size but the wads are a bit snug in the bore. Not exactly tight, just good and snug. The felt, while hard, will compress and expand under the pressure of the expanding hot gasses to form an even tighter seal. So, as long as the wads can be pressed into the bore with your thumb and have a snug fit, I'd say that it will be good. If you need a punch, contact our fellow forum member, Ohio Ramrod, and have him make a punch for you that will be the correct size for your rifle. His prices are extremely reasonable. While you are at it, if you have a drill press, have him make a drill press attachment for your punch. Cutting your wads on a drill press is a very fast operation. You do not turn the drill on, just use the drill press like a bearing press to punch your wads.

If you want to pre-lube them, just use the lube of your choice (I like Bore Butter) and "butter" the sheet of felt like buttering toast. Then put it into your microwave for a few seconds to melt the lube into the felt and you are ready to punch pre-lubed wads. Properly lubed wads are dry but have a slightly oiled appearance. If you are using a liquid lube such as Ballistol or a Ballistol in water mix, etc., just spray it evenly onto the sheet of felt and let it sit and completely absorb into the felt before punching out your wads.