Paper patched 50 cal muzzleloader bullets

You can also watch as the paper patch comes off the bullet between the muzzle at 00. There are several caliber sizes available please email me for further details on each size. For the record, this is not my video or gun or cartridge load. Paper patching the hunting bullet for a muzzleloader. Paper patching traditional lead conical muzzleloader bullets. Of course for firing paper patch, you want to load on clean or wipe between shots. The paper patched bullet is then ramrodded down on top of the powder charge. Be aware that due to their custom nature, many of these bullets are designed for a specific purpose or firearm, and wont necessarily fit or feed as drawn in all guns of that caliber. I currently have a 50 90 hartford with a 28 inch barrel on order. Tried everything from 125 to 160 gr bullets, jacketed and cast. Nov 02, 2018 5 groups at 50 yards on a rifle that can do 1. This catalog is a record of molds ive made, and posted for reference. Paper patching traditional lead conical muzzleloader bullets when i made the move to montana, from the midwest, back in december 2007, the.

Sep 11, 2016 for the record, this is not my video or gun or cartridge load. Casting, patching and loading their paper patch bullets in the hunting field. Muzzleloader, rifle, and pistol bullets only projectiles. This video is kind of the part two to the video shooting and field cleaning a traditional muzzleloader. It is a tc renegade with a stainless steel green mountain barrel with a 128 twist. These come in blister packs of 12 muzzleloader bullets.

In his march 1977 article paper patched bullets come of age, harrison provides a few rules for the shooter using a paper patch to obtain top velocities with poured slugs. Cant imagine doing it with a jacketed bullet, but then again, i havent tried it. Paper patching muzzle loader bullets alaska outdoors forums. The 5 calibers to claim the most powerful handgun in the world title reupload. The load i used on this hunt and trust in this rifle is my favorite, a 500 gr. You can clearly see the paper patch leaves the barrel intact around the bullet at 00. Paper patched bullets ppb are probably the most controversial of all lead bullet styles. I also did some hunting rifle paper patching very successfully with my 358 win see other 35 cal thread. In my opinion, paper patched bullets was a kind of fashion in the early black powder cartridge era, and they were not necessarily better compared to grease grooved bullets. If youre interested in hunting with muzzleloading rifles you have, no doubt, read the ads espousing the extreme performance capabilities of the high velocity. Best accuracy is usually accomplished with a much closer fit, tailored to a particular firearm. I wanted to share my success with paper patched muzzleloader bullets for deer. The 50 i wanted to try to patch for was a gun i put together for my son.

The megamite is especially useful for large bore calibers from. Here is a video i did on paper patching bullets for muzzleloaders. Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load data. Now, i my interest in cast bullets is rekindled, mostly for bpcr, but also would like to. Midsouth carries everything from the muzzleloader, rifle, or pistol you want, to the black powder, sabots. Minis are traditionally undersized to allow for loading on fired or dirty barrel.

About 3 years ago, i switched over to paper patched bullets and. About 3 years ago, i switched over to paper patched bullets and have done lots of experimentation with them. Initiating expansion of the flatbase bullet is its minute, pointed, orange polymer tip. Buffalo hunters used this type of bullet to hunt millions of buffalos. After our most recent muzzleloader mule deer hunt, i need to report on this great bullet. The ballistic tip muzzle loader bullet btmz the ballistic tip mz was created to bring legendary nosler ballistic tip rifle bullet accuracy and terminal performance to todays generation of high performance muzzle loading rifles. New paper patch approach by ed wosika linkedin slideshare. This is the 50 caliber 640 gn big brother to our 500 gn 45 cal paper patch bullets for lever action rifles also on auction. Sightin at 50 yards i sightin any muzzleloader at 50 yards, trying to impact 3 inches above the bullseye. Black powder bulletsmuzzleloading bullets buffalo arms. My paper patch hunting and long range paper patch loads for reference only. Midsouth carries everything from the muzzleloader, rifle, or pistol you want, to the black powder, sabots, and bullets that go in it, in. Here are the benefits of shooting paper patched bullets in your inline.

Light for the caliber bullets will work in fast twist barrels but we dont say. For deer, the round ball is imho, a terrible choice. Regarding pittman bullets i have shot the 325 accumax out of my smokeless cf conversion and they are very accurate. I currently have a 5090 hartford with a 28 inch barrel on order. This big 640 grain bullet is cast in a bhn9 alloy and patched to your choice of. I went out this morning to try 2 different bullets in my knight mountaineer. I was doing great with that gun so i decided to try my luck with my 50 cal. If youre interested in hunting with muzzleloading rifles you have, no doubt, read the ads. Perfect for our line of 45 cal handgun cast bullets. The use of paper patched bullets is especially known from the buffalo hunts on the american prairies where millions of the shaggy beasts fell for paper patched bullets. The folks i know who paper patch use a sizer to get the diameter just right after wrapping.

I just read about paper patched cast bullets in handloader mag i was wondering if any of you,use them. Much discussion and cussin have been laid at their doorstep. The qt muzzleloader bullet is an inexpensive way to add more range and accuracy to your muzzle loader experience. Jan 26, 2020 pittman bullets recommends harvester sabots for use with the accumax. Using a two stage sizing process to create cheap bullets to keep you shooting. In your 50 cal you need a projectile likewise slightly undersize so to be able to wrap paper patch and still load without tearing patch. The qt muzzleloader bullet is an inexpensive way to add more range and accuracy to your muzzle. My wife and i shot some informal muzzle loader competition many years ago with 50 cal. Most shooters, given quality ppbs and proper loading techniques. These 50 cal muzzleloader sabots are harvester h5045sb.

New lube for black powder rifles american shooting journal. Paper patch bullets were once the most popular type of bullets in the 1800s. And even paper patched some bullets for my 375 hh improved to. These blackpowder bullets are not getting the recognition they deserve. There are multiple nose profiles for most calibers. The paperpatched 400grain bullets were loaded over 75 grains by weight of the olde eynsford 1 12f with a walters. Whether you have a sharps, rollingblock, or a hawkin, all can be loaded using the paper patch method. While blackpowder calibers run the gamut from 32 to 72 bore, it is the halfincher. Paper patched bullets, swaged vs cast shiloh rifle forums. May 17, 2016 you can clearly see the paper patch leaves the barrel intact around the bullet at 00.

My hunting loads using swaged paper patch bullets are as follows. Pittman bullets recommends harvester sabots for use with the accumax. And even paper patched some bullets for my 375 hh improved to shoot deer with. Pittman bullets high performance muzzleloading shooting. Killing effects of paper patched bullets in 4570 and 45110. Wrapping and sizing paper patched bullets for muzzleloaders duration. However, i do load and shoot black powder bp charged paper patched.

You can also watch as the paper patch comes off the bullet between the. That said, im thinking even if one had all the kinks worked out, paper patching. You can expect 45 caliber ppbs to expand to near silver dollar size and the 40 caliber ones to expand to halfdollar size. Mar 06, 2014 wrapping and sizing paper patched bullets for muzzleloaders duration. Bullets only muzzleloader projectiles for sale at midsouth. American hunter five muzzleloader bullets to field this fall. Wrapping and sizing paper patched bullets for muzzleloaders. Order specialized sized bullets that have been crafted.

This will put me in the 6inch kill zone out to 120 yards. Muzzleloader projectiles muzzleloader bullets for sale. Paperpatching your inline muzzleloader western powders. Midsouth carries everything from the muzzleloader, rifle, or pistol you want, to the black powder, sabots, and bullets that go in it, in stock and for sale, from great brand like lyman, cva, traditions, tc, pyrodex, blackhorn 209, and many more. Cant, wont, can dos and a surprise or two by randy d. Muzzleloading bullets paper patch bullets swaged bullets. It has been my experience, however, that most of the cussin has been from folks with little or no personal experience with ppbs. I started to paper patch for my 45 cal tc renegade. Powder in the breech starts burning the second you ignite it, and as long as the barrel is semisealed with a bullet, the stuff burns thoroughly. Ballistic tip muzzle loader bullet nosler bullets, brass.

Thanks jeff also, it was interesting to see how you can use a smaller dia. Paper patching for muzzleloaders video modern muzzleloader. Hunting with paper patch bullets in sharps 45120 aka 45110. In that instance, the bullet can be patched with the front end of the patch extending just beyond the start of the ogive point cone because such bullets are normally seated deeply. However, i do load and shoot black powder bp charged paper patched bullets ppbs exclusively for my sharps falling block and.