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Old 01-12-2017, 06:03 AM
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Default paper patching

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Originally Posted by TACTICALSIXGUN View Post
Love my Winchester 94 from 1906 in 38-55. Nothing like the smoke cloud and smell from black powder. My dad scored it for 150$ 15+ years ago and shoots well enough to take a deer at 100 yards if I wanted too (with paper patched bullets. doesn't shoot worth a damn if there straight lead). I have other guns I prefer to beat on in the bush though. The rifle is too nice and original for me to hunt with.
The interesting thing about paper patching and blackpowder; This combination makes for the perfect projectile as the blackpowder bumps up the lead bullet to fit the rifling perfectly, and the paperpatch helps prevent leading and acts like a modern sabot of sorts. Old technology that modern day manufacturers have bent over backwards trying to duplicate with jacket designs.
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