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

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    Quote Originally Posted by akaroa1 View Post
    500 3" BPE vs 500 3"
    And the winner is ?

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    Should have read

    " 500 3" BPE vs 45-70

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    Quote Originally Posted by akaroa1 View Post
    500 3" BPE vs 500 3"
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    @akaroa1 is that a paper patching or Teflon tape on the 500?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marty Henry View Post
    @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

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    Quote Originally Posted by akaroa1 View Post
    @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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marty Henry View Post
    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

 

 

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