I’m in the habit of pushing the wad by itself, then pushing the bullet. Either way works, I’m set in my ways and too late to change now.What is the correct way to load them I've seen post on by theirselves or with the conical bullet, I'll be using the no excuse 420 in a vortex Northwest ultralight magnum rifle.
Guess we all do it different and I know I miss a lot ,there's my excuseI push the Wad down by itself
Guess we all do it different and I know I miss a lot ,there's my excuse
Makes sense ,however with paper patch my wad goes with cause I use the wad to help hold the patch to the base . It eliminated the patch slipping off and then a naked bullet with no patch ruining that load . Perhaps bore condition or my not sizing my patched bullet adequately is the reason ,but combining the 2 eliminates slipped patches and wasting that load . With todays black powder situation wasting powder is well (a waste) EdWith Wool Felt and Grease Groove Bullets it really doesn’t matter if you send the Wad Seperate or with the Bullet. The Important part is that you Start the Wad Straight in the Bore and make sure it doesn’t turn sideways, especially so with oversize Wool Wads like i prefer, if an oversize Wool felt Wad turns sideways it will stay that way all the way down
My Paper Patch Bullets are the reason that i started pushing the wad down by itself, Especially so with Hard Card wads like Vege Fibre, as they Load with very noticeable resistance. By pushing the Bullet down by itself it allows me to feel the Paper Patch Bullet all the way down without the Resistance of the Wad. I had a few BAD failures by sending the Bullet and Wad Together, I Pushed the Bullet through the Paper Jacket and didn’t realize it until i fired the Rifle, in which the Sound was a DEAD GIVE AWAY, and the Bullet didnt even make it to the Target. This would not have happened if i had pushed the Bullet down by itself, I would have felt the The Bullet push through the Paper Jacket
Lewis are you using any kind of lube on The wadWith Wool Felt and Grease Groove Bullets it really doesn’t matter if you send the Wad Seperate or with the Bullet. The Important part is that you Start the Wad Straight in the Bore and make sure it doesn’t turn sideways, especially so with oversize Wool Wads like i prefer, if an oversize Wool felt Wad turns sideways it will stay that way all the way down
My Paper Patch Bullets are the reason that i started pushing the wad down by itself, Especially so with Hard Card wads like Vege Fibre, as they Load with very noticeable resistance. By pushing the Bullet down by itself it allows me to feel the Paper Patch Bullet all the way down without the Resistance of the Wad. I had a few BAD failures by sending the Bullet and Wad Together, I Pushed the Bullet through the Paper Jacket and didn’t realize it until i fired the Rifle, in which the Sound was a DEAD GIVE AWAY, and the Bullet didnt even make it to the Target. This would not have happened if i had pushed the Bullet down by itself, I would have felt the The Bullet push through the Paper Jacket
Lewis are you using any kind of lube on The wad
What is the correct way to load them I've seen post on by theirselves or with the conical bullet, I'll be using the no excuse 420 in a vortex Northwest ultralight magnum rifle.
This is not the old way of doing this... and since you are shooting a 50 but have you ever heard of a MMP Sub Bridge.
This pic shows one inserted in the crown with the bullet sitting on top ready to be pushed down
No lube necessary and they completely seal the gas in the bore behind the bullet. They work great and are far easier to load and handle.
This pic shows a .503x400LGP Bull Shop conical recovered from an elk shot at 180+ yards. You can see the impression of the sub-base in the bottom of the bullet.
This a pic of the product... These subases were orinally built to protect the powder cup of a sabot from melting when shoot real rifle powder as in the Savage ML. They are Strong! They are not a part of the bullet and do not stay with the bullet once out of the muzzle.
just for information.
But what do us 45cal shooting guys do? MMP doesn't seem to make a BBSB in 45cal...at least not that I can find...This is not the old way of doing this... and since you are shooting a 50 but have you ever heard of a MMP Sub Bridge.
This pic shows one inserted in the crown with the bullet sitting on top ready to be pushed down
No lube necessary and they completely seal the gas in the bore behind the bullet. They work great and are far easier to load and handle.
This pic shows a .503x400LGP Bull Shop conical recovered from an elk shot at 180+ yards. You can see the impression of the sub-base in the bottom of the bullet.
This a pic of the product... These subases were orinally built to protect the powder cup of a sabot from melting when shoot real rifle powder as in the Savage ML. They are Strong! They are not a part of the bullet and do not stay with the bullet once out of the muzzle.
just for information.
I am not saying that these wouldn’t work, But I personally would never use them with Lead Bullets, The Base of the Bullet is what Steers it, I don’t want anything making impressions in my Bullet Bases. 1/8” Wool Felt does a Fantastic Job with Lead Bullets, proven over n over
But do us 45cal shooting guys do? MMP doesn't seem to make a BBSB in 45cal...at least not that I can find...
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