some 44-77 questions

[Nuclearcricket]

Having been the Range Officer for the Ridgway PA Shiloutte matches most of this year and some of last, I get to set and watch the line. To my knowledge I have seen just One person using pp bullets, he had to breach seat them and wipe between shots. To the best of my memory he did not run out of time. There are very few shooters any more that I see using a blow tube. Most wipe with a single damp patch. I have seen shoters use nearly all of their time and have heard the last shots being fired down close to the 5 second point but no one has fired one off after the cease fire point.
My feelings are, if you are going to wipe, you need to be organized. Have your rod handy, have your patches handy. Have things that fit just right so that your not fighting with anything. Practice wiping before you come to the match so that you know what to place where and what it takes to get the patch off of the jag at the muzzle.
Kurt, nothing at all wrong with the MItitoyo stuff. Many of the apprentices where I had worked purchased that brand. They are just as good and most anyone else. The Etalon micrometers I have I would put just a bit above the rest but them their price is a bit above the rest as well. They are very good but not what I would recommend for the average user. Where I worked most of my life, we had to hold +/- .0002", the Etalon's just made it a bit easier to measure down that close is all.
At this point I am looking at picking up some paper but am also shopping around for a paper cutter. I want one that I can attach stops to so that I can cut evenly measured strips, and then put on an attachment so that I can hold the length and angle . The hard part is just making up my mind I guess.
As for the mold most likely I will go with an Accurate mold, the price is right and he will custom cut the diameter. I figure also on a slick, If I want a little bit bigger bullet I can chuck the mold up in the lathe and polish it out a bit till I get the size I want. Shouldn't take all that much to polish out .001 to .002" on an aluminum mold.
Decisions, Decisions , enough to make your head hurt and your bourbon supply disappear.
Sam