Paper Question

[Kurt]

Steve,

Why don't you PM me your mailing address and I will send you enough to get you through for a while.

Steve, shooting lead alloy PP bullets they will fill the grooves .003 under bore without a problem. Over the years I dug a lot of them out the deep snow to see the effects of using different ways and alloys what it does. I like to shoot dirty, no fouling control just for fun shooting and when the Grand Kids want to shoot so I load rounds with bullets undersized like I load for hunting. For them I use a OJ carton wad and compress the powder and I use a thick lube wad and a .06" card wad under the bullet. This takes a lot of case volume away from the powder load but I do it for the Kids to reduce the recoil. I think this is what a lot of the guys do shooting the larger long shells do it too
What I see with the recovered bullets patched 2-3 thousands under bore, they all fill the grooves just as good as one patched snug to bore diameter. The problem starts when a very hard alloy is used, harder than 1/16 L/T they start getting some mouse nibbles at the base and land marks show just above the patch line on one side of the ogive. Not all but some when I just use a .023" OJ carton wad. This is a sign of runout when I see that.
For match loads I want a snug to bore patch fit and one .06 wade between the powder and bullet is enough. I don't use a lube wad of any kind shooting PP unless I want to shoot dirty.
I like using a Lee bullet push through sizing die that is bore diameter. This has a benefit folding the under wrap of the patch tight with a sharp edge like you see wet patching but the paper releases just as well as regular dry patching. A $25. Lee die will work just fine when your a couple thousands over bore to get them so you can get the shell loaded without having to use a pusher.