Grease cookie and wads... - 05/24/12
I've been re-reading my reloading books on black powder cartridges. It seems there is a consensus that a grease cookie is necessary for paper patched bullets if one doesn't want to clean after every shot but there is no consensus of grease cookies for the lubed bullet.
Is a grease cookie necessary for lubed bullets for multiple shots?
Now onto the wad. It seems that a wad would not be necessary for gas-checked bullets unless one is also using a grease cookie. It seems to me that the gas-check acts as the wad to protect the bullet from gas and seal the bullet so that gas cannot get around the bullet.
I understand how the gas-check works, right? Is a wad still needed if one doesn't use a grease cookie with a gas check?
I was going to PM this to some of the BPCR gurus but I thought maybe others would be interested as well.
Is a grease cookie necessary for lubed bullets for multiple shots?
Now onto the wad. It seems that a wad would not be necessary for gas-checked bullets unless one is also using a grease cookie. It seems to me that the gas-check acts as the wad to protect the bullet from gas and seal the bullet so that gas cannot get around the bullet.
I understand how the gas-check works, right? Is a wad still needed if one doesn't use a grease cookie with a gas check?
I was going to PM this to some of the BPCR gurus but I thought maybe others would be interested as well.