Fg KiK ?

[bobw]

Thanks for the imput Bill and Kurt. Fouling doesn't seem to be an issue with a 547 gr TGBS .440 molded bullet and accuracy looks good. With 105 grs and .25" comp followed by my 3/16" grease cookie the bullet is very shallowly seated. No grease cookie the fouling is a major issue. With the cookie, 2 wets and a dry takes care of business good . At the Montana 1000 yd shoot last year I found that as long as a guy gets right after it, you have the time to do this without holding up the line and "smokeless shooters" who bitch about everything anyway.I tried the loads without the cookie and its a 5 patch deal and still not assured that it is clean or the bore condition is as consistant as with the cookie. Still trying different load procedures but do have a load for the "Q". Last year I was able to patch the .440 up to .4495 with Bienfang treated vellum, it worked well but the paper was a 22"x 32" sheet and cost $5.50 a sheet. I went back to get some more and they were out and not getting any more. I tried Office Depot and Office Max but they seemed to be Yuppy stores that don't carry good patch paper. They other day I threw out some trash in the dumpster behind the office. As I was lifting the bucket I saw a sheath of tossed plans and the paper had that translucent sheen to them. Sure enuf, treated vellum, snagged them on the spot. Put the digital caliper to them and it read .0025". Patches up to .4495" and works, patching them dry prior to inserting them into the loaded case. Guess that has to be one of my better fringe benefits lately "dumpster diving" LOL. bobw