paper patching has kinda, sorta been in the back of my mind for awhile. I finally lost enough brain cells that I started doing some reading on it and much of what I could find assumes that the reader has some experience or intelligence, both wrong in my case. I found several references to a book by Matthews, but the hook hasn't gone deep enough for me to buy it yet. I figger this is the place to have some basic questions answered, so that I will know whether to proceed further.
1. using special bullets was mentioned. - Can I use my existing molds and patch over the grease grooves?
2. Can I use boolits with GC shanks without the GC?
3. An article, recommended in a post here, said that with smokeless powder the bullet shoud be .001-.002" larger than bore diameter BEfORE patching, true? A .459 bullet with 2 wraps of 9lb would be about .463+???? Or are they sized back to the previous diameter?
4. One article said that modern rifles would cut the patch at each land, another said if the patch was cut, you had trouble?
5. I will probably be using a NEA 45-70. Anyone have an idea if their throats are compatable with PP?
milkman