Thread: Walnut and blued steel,

500 3" BPE vs 500 3"
And the winner is ?

Originally Posted by akaroa1

500 3" BPE vs 500 3"
And the winner is ?

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Should have read

" 500 3" BPE vs 45-70

Originally Posted by akaroa1

500 3" BPE vs 500 3"
And the winner is ?

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@akaroa1 is that a paper patching or Teflon tape on the 500?

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

@akaroa1 is that a paper patching or Teflon tape on the 500?

@Marty Henry its good old fashioned paper patched

My 500 2 5/8" BPE loves the paper patched 395 grainers and I'm hoping the 1885 500 3" BPE will alos
Have fired it a few times but have one small repair to complete before I go to the full noise charge of 125 grains FFG

Originally Posted by akaroa1

@Marty Henry its good old fashioned paper patched

My 500 2 5/8" BPE loves the paper patched 395 grainers and I'm hoping the 1885 500 3" BPE will alos
Have fired it a few times but have one small repair to complete before I go to the full noise charge of 125 grains FFG

125 grains should be fun. I've never been tempted to powder coat like the 45/70 there but do pp for the martinis. Now I'm wondering how Teflon tape would perform as an alternative.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

125 grains should be fun. I've never been tempted to powder coat like the 45/70 there but do pp for the martinis. Now I'm wondering how Teflon tape would perform as an alternative.

@Marty Henry the 45-70 405 grain powder coated bullets are off the shelf Black Widow bullets. Cheap and easy, ready to go

Yes I will be doing some proper paper patch experiments with the 500 3". It's from the paper patch era but has conventional rifling so a bit of work to do there