That was a clear, concise and well spoken video that explained things well. Thanks very much. I'm gunna have a crack at patching in a black powder revolver to resolve leading issues.........I'm intrigued to know if the patch will get gaumed up as the bullet passes the gap and enters the forcing cone, making a barry crocker of the idea. But maybe it'll work well. We'll see. Cheers.
@tacfoley nobody's EVER explained why either. I discovered the patch usually goes down the barrel just fine, but every so often gets peeled off at the forcing cone, jamming the cylinder. Now I know why nobody EVER paper patched revolver projectiles. Thanks for your constructive, informative and useful feedback.
Hi, thanks for the comment, its appreciated, pleased you liked the video. The bullet is from a CBE mould. Could not get one the correct size at the time, which had smooth sides, this was a few years back, so one may well be available now
I used to get somebody to reload them for me, before I started casting etc, and I basically copied what they did, as well as reading books like The Paper Patch and of course a bit of trial and error.
Yes you can lube the bullets, but you would need a larger bullet, for the correct bore size, as they are not patched. Don't really think a gas check would be needed, due to the low velocity. Thanks for the kind comment about the VDO.
Thanks for the kind comments, personally I just use A4 copy paper, which seems to work fine, but I know people swear by all kinds of different papers, but I have never tried anything else.
Mark Robinson thank you. i have some pure lead and some 10% tin lead. so I'll work out the mix. some people say pure but i do want a little tin to help with the casting. and which mould do you use. obviously I'll have to slug my bore but that is the shape and weight I'm looking for
Do you ever worry about lead getting under your skin Mark? I was advised to wear rubber gloves if you're touching lead for extended period of time to prevent lead poisoning! Is there any truth to that do you think?
Hi there, yes you certainly have to be carfull with long term exposure to lead. I always wear gloves when handling scrap lead which I melt down into ingots, and with the ingots themselves, but not when it comes to paper patching. I find I need the dexterity of having no gloves and it is not somthing I do all the time so I feel the exposure is not an issue. But obviously its good practice to wash your hands after handeling lead.
@@MarkRobinson555 Thanks for the reply Mark. Yes on further research you can't actually absorb lead through the skin, only through inhalation or eating. So as long as you wash your hands after handling and don't get them near your face you should be fine. (I think we're all used to that anyway aren't we!)
Tattooed Now I have only ever used 80 gram standard copy paper, but there are lots of different types of paper people like to use, you will get as many different views on the best paper to use as there are people shooting paper patched bullets!
