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<blockquote data-quote="RMulhern" data-source="post: 392103" data-attributes="member: 999"><p>Seating depth? The bullet is only seated roughly .125" to .140" into the mouth of the case! The patched diameter of my bullets are .450" to .451" so the majority of the bullet is up into the bore! When BP ignites...totally different from smokeless powder...the bullet upsets to match the bore...the patch rides on the bore and lands and lead never touches the interior of the barrel....so there are NO LEADING issues!</p><p></p><p>Seating the bullet? I do that by hand and then run the bullet up into a TCD aka Taper Crimp Die for a VERY VERY LIGHT crimp! The bullet may rotate in the case by hand but it will not fall out! The TCD DOES NOT put a crimp like used on revolver pistol bullets! It's a TAPER CRIMP! If the upper edge of the case were crimped inward...that would tear the patch which is a NO NO!!</p><p></p><p>As stated earlier...I WET PATCH! I dampen the patches on a sponge of DISTILLED WATER....roll the patch which has been pre-cut to length/width and which has a 60* angle cut on each end. I roll the patches on a 'patching board' I made with a thin piece of leather glued to the surface! Some shooters patch dry....I prefer wet as it just makes a cleaner looking bullet IMO!</p><p></p><p>Go here for some reading:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Ejessie/PPB/PPB.htm" target="_blank">My REAL webpage</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RMulhern, post: 392103, member: 999"] Seating depth? The bullet is only seated roughly .125" to .140" into the mouth of the case! The patched diameter of my bullets are .450" to .451" so the majority of the bullet is up into the bore! When BP ignites...totally different from smokeless powder...the bullet upsets to match the bore...the patch rides on the bore and lands and lead never touches the interior of the barrel....so there are NO LEADING issues! Seating the bullet? I do that by hand and then run the bullet up into a TCD aka Taper Crimp Die for a VERY VERY LIGHT crimp! The bullet may rotate in the case by hand but it will not fall out! The TCD DOES NOT put a crimp like used on revolver pistol bullets! It's a TAPER CRIMP! If the upper edge of the case were crimped inward...that would tear the patch which is a NO NO!! As stated earlier...I WET PATCH! I dampen the patches on a sponge of DISTILLED WATER....roll the patch which has been pre-cut to length/width and which has a 60* angle cut on each end. I roll the patches on a 'patching board' I made with a thin piece of leather glued to the surface! Some shooters patch dry....I prefer wet as it just makes a cleaner looking bullet IMO! Go here for some reading: [URL="http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7Ejessie/PPB/PPB.htm"]My REAL webpage[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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