How did the paper patching in the movie shooter actually. Shooter script transcript from the screenplay andor the mark. Its possible to push a patched bullet faster than a jacketed bullet given the same weight and cartridge. They paper patched the used bullet they put in the electronic rifle so it would add any marks. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor. The paper cartridges seem to shoot more cleanly than naked bullets. In the movie he shoots a can of stew with his rifle. Weight variations can also be expected due to the same variations.
A bullet fired from his gun could be retreived and thanks to paper patching it could be fired from a different, slightly larger gun, and leave no trace of rifling on the bullet aside from what was already there the cops find the bullet, check the rifling against the main characters gun, and you have evidence. Now, i my interest in cast bullets is rekindled, mostly for bpcr, but also would like to. Unfortunately hunting season is only 9 days here so i havent been able to test these babies on game. Most of the paper patching of bullet articles i have read seem to indicate that the bullet should be of bore diam, rather than groove dia. How to fit a bullet to your rifle cheap and easy duration. Jacketed bullets at cast bullet velocities do not leave copper fouling, and noise and recoil are comfortable. Sep 26, 2009 in shooter, the question was actually, how could a round fired from 1 weapon match a bullet from another, and paper patching was a process that could accomplish this. Long considered the bible of paper patching this book will take you step by step with a great deal of additional information. Since everything else is the same, the accuracy difference is caused by the bullets, nothing else. The megamite is especially useful for large bore calibers from. Rifle was beautiful, rifle shot great, had single digit es.
I am impressed with the way you shipped the bullets all bullets in individual holes. Or, print your order after entering your address, attach your check or money order, and send it by mail. Is paper patching real for making bullets untraceable. However, in the movie, they mention the fact that the bullett match was metallurgical, not ballistic, using the signature straitions of a barrell. Product designation, maker, cost and where if anyplace it is available. The single lap patch has the edges cut square unlike the angle edges of a doublelap patch, and the edges butt when wrapped on a bullet. I have a 4570 sharps rifle and just recently received my order of 500 grain spire point bullets. It has been my experience, however, that most of the cussin has been from folks with little or no personal experience with ppbs.
Due to the variety of casting techniques, temperatures, alloys, etc. A breech seater is used to load, the same as used to load a greasegroove bullet. A small number of dedicated target shooters still load paper patched bullets at velocities up to about 2,000 feet per second 610 ms. There is some question about whether the accuracy improvements result from the paper jackets or from the greater uniformity of shooting procedures by people with the patience to apply the patches. Hollywood made bad safari movies, and robert ruark wrote horn of. In order for it to work, the second gun would need a significantly larger bore than the first. The most authoritative work on paper patched bullets. If anyone has the movie, watch the special features of the movie, mark walhberg goes out to gunsite to practice and get instruction on how to actually fire all the weapons and the correct way to do it all. A cast bullet is made by allowing molten metal to solidify in a mold.
Say a man wanted to fire a bullet from one rifle and have it match exactly to another. Fact is i have had and sold half a dozen smooth sided moulds that were made for paper patching. By paper patching this paper jacket would seem to isolate the bullet from the bore. In the movie the shooter is paper patching really the answer to his. Next i had mountain molds make a 280 grain mold in. My son and i have personally cast, patched and shot thousands of ppbs, both in competition and hunting, and we have a very high opinion of them. Paperpatching your inline muzzleloader western powders. Target barn carries official nra paper targets for action shooting, police training, small bore rifle, high power rifle, slow fire, gssf, bianchi cup and more.
The main reason i started using cast bullets was the cost. The current resurgence of singleshot and blackpowder rifles creates a need for uptodate and accurate information about paper patched bullets. Much discussion and cussin have been laid at their doorstep. Swiss powder, paper patched money bullet, newspaper over the primer, series of wads including cork, vegetable fiber and so on. On half the bullets, i installed a gas check, while the other half did without. Paper patch supplies, paper patch templates, paper patch paper, lead bullets, paper patch bullets. I have heard of using bore size bullets and i have also heard of using smaller than bore bullets, hopefully one of these guys here will kick in some help. We rely on a quality products, delivery and value for our customers.
Most cast bullets are made of lead alloyed with tin and antimony. The associations central purpose is to help shooters enjoy casting bullets. So far the rifle enjoys these bullets as they shoot great. Good morning, first off, i wouldnt recommend paper patch at all unless you can get with one of these guys here that have figured it all out to help you. Paper patching actually wears a bore less than jacketed bullets.
Patching is the hand process of applying paper jackets. I dont get out much to see too many flicks at the theater and rarely watch them on tv but this was a cool movie. In his march 1977 article paper patched bullets come of age, harrison provides a few rules for the shooter using a paper patch to obtain top velocities with poured slugs. After swaggart left his home, no bullets could have been fired from his rifle altered firing pin. Read more on how to make and load paper patched bullets and. Oct 18, 2017 in the movie he shoots a can of stew with his rifle.
Paper patched bullets ppb are probably the most controversial of all lead bullet styles. A beginners guide to loading and shooting paper patched bullets for early black powder cartridge rifles. No way they could have found that bullet in the mountainous terrain. See our blog for up to date gun rights reports and tell us what you.
Reloading remington 700 with mcgowen prefit barrel at 200 yards september 4, 2017. Very good accuracy has been obtained with paperpatched bullets, but the assembly. As a ammunition manufacture, we load over 400 calibers. The old man says they have used the paper patching method, which is wrapping a bullet in paper and shooting it, to shoot swaggers bullet from the rifle that killed the ethiopian archbishop.
As i got better at casting and shooting i found out that i could cast a better bullet than i could buy and 90% of the time they were more accurate than jacketed. And even paper patched some bullets for my 375 hh improved to shoot deer with. I suspect the paper patch scrubs the bore during loading and shooting. The paper acts like a jacket and keeps the lead from smearing in the bore. Way back when, this pistol was the goto selfdefense gun for tigers in india. The current resurgence of singleshot and blackpowder rifles creates a need for uptodate and accurate. I also did some hunting rifle paper patching very successfully with my 358 win see other 35 cal thread. Paper patching in movie shooter page 2 the high road. Most commercial bullet manufacturers use swaging in preference to casting, but bullet casting remains popular with handloaders. The cast bullet association is an organization of shooters who enjoy shooting cast lead bullets in rifles and handguns for competition, hunting, or informal target shooting. Most shooters, given quality ppbs and proper loading techniques, are delighted to give them a try.
Ive had good success with these bullets and am very impressed with the whelens capabilities using paper patched bullets. Chase was a black powder era bench shooter of some note who developed a single lap paper patch system for breech loaders. The bullets im actually interested in paper patching would be for the. There are lots of reasons so ill break into two parts, handgun and rifle. Shooter 48 movie clip mister rates advice 2007 hd youtube. Here are the benefits of shooting paper patched bullets in your inline. The point being to set up the hero when the rifling matches up to his rifle. Ppbs were easy to make by the frontiersman, requiring nothing but a skillet, pig lead, patching paper and a mould. Supposedly the bad guys went out in the woods and found the bullet. They then put the used bullet in the electronic rifle and shot the arch bishop. I do explain when asked that paper patching is not any different from copper jacketing a bullet. In the beginning of the movie, when two sniper faces enemy hostiles, donnie says. In the movie the shooter is paper patching really the. A wide selection of police training targets including fbi targets, international association of law enforcement firearms instructors ialefi targets, and more are typically instock for.
The only round fired through the gun is the one swaggart fired at the soup can. Enter your name, address, and billing information for prompt shipment. Watched this movie a few months ago and again tonight. Patched bullet have a lower friction and thus a reduced pressure, allowing a little more powder before reaching maximum pressure. Such a method would drastically decrease the accuracy of the shot, making it actually impossible to make accurate shots at farther distances, like doing. You might as well fire a bullet from the first gun, then collect it and use it to make a sabot for a slugger shotgun.
Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load. For target shooting most if not all shooters wipe between shots. Sep 01, 2011 shooter 48 movie clip mister rates advice. Paper patch bullets were used in the 1800s for target shooting and hunting and are still being used today. Jun 27, 2017 jacketed bullets shoot more accurately than cast bullets at cast bullet velocities cast bullet powder charges.
Paper patched or lubricated lead bullets can be swaged in two basic styles, the swc shoulder style shown here, and the smooth ogive style shown below. Cb shooter since the early 1980s, searching through the mysteries of paperpatched cast bullets ppcbs, as applied to modern. If you are like me and load a lot of precision rifle ammunition, you probably run a. Then the bad guys somehow put it on a new shell filled with gun powder. However, i do load and shoot black powder bp charged paper patched bullets ppbs exclusively for my sharps falling block and remington rolling block replica bpcr rifles. Oct 14, 2016 paper patches let a shooter get the same velocities from lead bullets as with jacketed bullets. Shooter script transcript from the screenplay andor the. Sep 25, 2017 trying to locate a source for paper that is. Why did they paper patch bullets in the movie shooter. Important information regarding paper patch bullet molds please read. However, when the jarmann rifle was adopted in the early 1880s a paper patched bullet. Unfortunately hunting season is only 9 days here so i. Shooter script taken from a transcript of the screenplay andor the mark wahlberg movie. In the same instance, the rifle is fired and the archbishop is killed.
Refining paperpatched loads for smokeless powder load data. It allows for higher velocities with softer lead bullets. Untold thousands of ppbs were made by the campfires during the 1880s. New paper patch approach by ed wosika linkedin slideshare. Paper patching and forensic ballistics cast boolits. If you are going to paper patch or simply want to learn more about it then this is the book for you. What might have been done is to have fired the killing shot with paper patching so it couldnt be matched to any rifle and then just claimed it matched swaggarts barrel. How did the paper patching in the movie shooter actually work. This book presents todays most thorough, fully illustrated source of information for those who enjoy a taste of the past. Wax, paper, plastic, and other materials are used to simulate live gunfire and are.
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