.44-77 and paper patch?

[J.B.]

I had the mould cut so I could friction seat paper patched bullets without needing to neck size the cases at all. Fired cases from my rifle have an o/s diameter around .467 and i/s diameter around .447. Wrapped with Seth Cole white...and with the slightest flare on the case mouth...they will normally friction fit. Sometimes I've had to run the .466 sizer over them..but rarely. The base section on my mould can be varied in length but would normally be in a similar range to what you've indicated. I'm still experimenting with mine...and by no means would say its 'the way to go' ...but it seems to be working so far. Jim and a few others will have a much better handle on it than I. The earlier mould I had Steve make. ...along the lines of Kurts , 'Sharps' bullet ..runs at .432 for its entire length. Had I another go...I'd probably opt for .434 now that I have fine enough paper to wrap it with but I'd still need to neck the cases a little. Can't go wrong with Accurate Molds... he makes a top product. Actually have one on the drawing board with Tom at the moment. I'd love to play with a pp only chamber but I dont think that day will come for me.
hth.

J.B.