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i just completed paper patching a box of the 500grain swaged bullets from baco... seems i'm getting better the more i do (makes sense!)... Does anybody know how critical the patch length is??? ie i got some a little long & exposes the lead in the base hollow point. none of em will allow lead to touch the barrel,, which sounds better than the alternative, at least to me.... The 2 wraps bring up the .444's to .449.. hopefully perfect for the new barrel,,, i'll size em down a little if i have to though.. i will still be using a powder covering wad.. As i get better they will all end up the same... but i'll test a few with the little opening to see if the go "out of group"... now.. for the barrel to get back from blueing, (something i was going to do, but decided against since i sold an old toy)... These should hit hard on both ends!! anybody sell a pad for the hawken style stock???
I am honestly not sure how critical the length is. I made them all the same. Idaholewis showed in one of his videos that they had a mark on them from the swaging process, but mine didn't, so I just marked them with my caliper and rolled them. Maybe someone will chime in on this topic.
As for the size, I haven't had to size them yet and they slide perfectly down the bore with 2 fingers of pressure. Mine are .449 ish also. I was going to try some of the 500's on my next order.
I ordered a Leather pad from Buffalo Arms and it works fantastic for recoil reduction. The 500 gr bullets where killing me, especially with 95 gr of 2f powder behind them.
I am sure she will be a fine looking rifle when its all done. I decided to go with Cerakote Plum Brown for mine.