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Re: Paper patched bullet question for 40-70 SS
Reply #15 - Feb 18th, 2020 at 7:22pm
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Bulseyetom wrote on Feb 16th, 2020 at 7:17pm:
As the old tv show said, " That's what I'm talking about!"  What diameter did you patch to?  I have some patched to .404 that slide into my barrel with thumb pressure behind a plugged case that I am going to try breech seated with a duplex load of Re-7 and Swiss 1 1/2 next time out to the range.  If they work breech seated I am going to try fixed but barely seated just enough so the bullet won't fall out in my shirt pocket.  Only eight more months to hunting season, I better get hot!   Grin  Tom


.395 bullet with 2 wraps gets me to .401. I took that rifle as my "back up" moose hunting gun and had it where I could shoot 3-4 shots without swabbing. I coated the bullets with rooster jacket and that let them chamber alright. Without, 2 shots at most.
  
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