Designing the 2-diameter paper patch bullet.

[Distant Thunder]

I thought I would update this project a bit. First let me say things move much slower here in Wisconsin this time of year because it's so darn cold much of the time. It was -22 here this morning and it's supposed to get colder next week. Outdoor activity slows way, way down in those kind of temps.

A couple of weeks ago I sent Matt some bullets I cast from the mold I cut for him. I held on to the mold to make sure the sizes fit his rifle, they do and I'll send him the mold after he shoots a few. Unfortunately he was pretty sick for a week and now the cold weather has the whole project crawling forward slowly. I did get the following info from Matt this week and just so you all know where we are and that we haven't given up yet here is what he said.

"ok, got a few loaded. the fit to a fired case is perfect, all I have to do is bump the taper crimp die and it holds it really well. I will have to get to the range to see how they fire. its going to be a few weeks for that, Its supposed to be really cold this weekend, maybe next weekend will be a little bit warmer. Im super excited to see how they shoot!!!! Im sure they will

load so far...…… 45-100 starline cases (fired, not sized), trimmed to 2.60", 100gr swiss 1.5F, .060 poly wad, yellow notebook paper under primer wad, CCi BR2 primer."

That sounds like a good starting load, but there can't be much compression on 100 grains in a 2.6" case. I load 100 grains in my .45-90 with a bore diameter PPB and I'm not compressing much there. It will be a starting point and he can always add more powder.

When I have more from Matt I'll add to this thread. Hopefully he'll have some targets for us to see.