a little fun with paper patched bullets and the .45-2.6

[bruce moulds]

onya chris.
another option to lengthening patches is to harden the alloy.
12:1 has proven to work well here, producing less drop than 16:1, and allowing slightly shorter patches.
less drop is not a big deal, but it signifies reduced time of flight which translates into reduced wind deflection.
your twist should allow 1.5" long bullets, but the recoil thing is a very real one.
those o.d.g. must have been tough buggers shooting the 2.6" case droptubed full of powder to well over 100 gns and 550 gn bullets in 10 lb rifles.
keep safe,
bruce.