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RE: .44-77 and paper patch?
Well I've placed and confirmed an order with Rick ( Kal Tools ) for yet another mould. This will be my first base pour pp mould for the .44 and I'm looking forward to giving it a try. I've gone with the Gibbs profile this time around as it looked closer to the Sharps bullets I've seen to date..and I know one or two that favour it in their 45's. With the 1/17" twist in mind..it will be around 1.4" long.. dual diameter with .433/.434 for the main bearing area and I've opted for .443 at the base. I considered dropping the base down a bit more but it brought me back to having to size case necks too dramatically..and half the aim is to negate that totally if possible. I do have a few thick necked brass courtesy of RMC at .014" necks.. and I can use straight sided pp in those but this exercise will hopefully allow me to play around with the JBA and BACo cases without too much drama. This flat base wrapping has me stumped though. Just got a handle on wrapping and twisting for a cup base...now another challenge. You guys make it look like origami the way it tucks neatly underneath . Will post a photo when it arrives and I've had a chance to cast a few.
J.B.
" Don't know where I'm going but there's no sense being late " !