Designing the 2-diameter paper patch bullet.

[Distant Thunder]

Kurt,

I know the reason you stopped coming to Lodi and I understand why. I am glad you care enough about the matches there to put the bad feelings aside and come and shoot with us. Thank you for that.

Your comparison of duel diameter ppb to GG with reduced diameter forward bands is spot on. The concept is the same, put as much as possible of the bullet shank up in the bore aligned with the rifling and fill the case I.D. with a groove diameter section. This also increases powder capacity.

It is important to note that paper patch bullets can be seated very shallow in the case, more so than any workable GG bullet could be. My Lodi bullet is only in the case .090" and in my chamber the rifling begins where the chamber ends. There isn't much more than .100" of the bullet shank that isn't sitting snug on the lands when the charge is lit. Only breech seating would have more.

I shoot my best when I'm trying to catch someone who is ahead of me but catchable with a good effort. These days Mark is IT! I also like friendly competition and when I'm beat I always shake the winner's hand. I play hard, but it's only a game and if I'm not having fun I might as well be golfing!