How to paper patch

[Heinrich]

Please explain how to paper patch.

 

I thought paper patching was a technique used in some metalic cartredges of vintage manufacture Are you talking about paper patching for ML use?

 

[longcruise]

Do a google on paper patch bullets to find Brent Danielson's page on paper patching.

 

[Heinrich]

Paper patching of conical bullets used in Muzzle Loaders.

 

[Heinrich]

Thanks Marmotslayer.
:hatsoff:

 

[rabjr]

Before I got turned on to flinters and ball and patch, I was paper patching muzzle loader conicals with excellent results. It does work with the right bore and bullet diameter. :thumbsup:

 

[playfarmers]

I also tried it with a Lee Mini and got very good accuracy. I had 3 shots touching at 80 yards.

 

[paulvallandigham]

Heinrich: Take a look at this site:
http://members.shaw.ca/bobschewe/

I think that will explain it. For paper, the lastest recommendation is to try using the thin " paper " in tea bags. Obviously you have to lose the tea, but the bags can make a couple of cartridges each. I have also seen recommendation for using common butcher's paper, as that paper is not impregnated with granite dust to aid writing, and therefore it will not be wearing the bore of your rifle as other papers would do. Cigarette paper is also used. Most tobacco shops sell the papers for people who like to make their own cigarettes, and sell loose tobacco for that purpose.

Of the three, I like the idea of using butcher's paper the best. Its fairly easy to buy, and a few yards can produce a lot of ammo.

 

[Heinrich]

Thanks everybody these posts are going a long way to improving the accuracy of my conical shooting.

 

[arquebus]

I found Mead 'Eraseable Bond Typing Paper' (part #38102) to be the best in my experiments, it adds about .010" to the diameter of the bullet. A 40 sheet pad of 8.5"x11" paper cost me $1.89 a couple of years back. It seems to have an inbuilt 'adhesive' when dampened, which makes rolling the patch much easier.

 

[mike alexandre]

Heres another referance which may help[url] http://www.lrml.org/technical/ammunition/patching.htm[/url]

 

[mike alexandre]

and this[url] http://members.aol.com/mudsmeller/paperpatch_bullets.html[/url]

 

[mike alexandre]

and this
http://members.shaw.ca/bobschewe/