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In my limited experience with 55w paper, wet patching is easier/quicker/better results. I wet the entire patch on both sides, which removes the curl that Arnie mentions in his efforts above. For me, the wetness allows for an easy/quick wrap of the bullet by rolling on the soft mat I use under my work. Also, the wetter the paper that overlaps the base the easier it is to get it to fold over before sitting on the coffee-cup warmer to dry. As I gain experience I may find other methods that work better, but wet for now. YMMV.

I just finished loading some ladder loads with a new lot of Swiss for the .40-65 and A tray of bullets slipped and dumped in the ammo box
Well I thought I might just as well show that even dry patched bullets stay wrapped when dumped LOL.

Robert,
Rooster Labs makes a product called Rooster Jacket, its for water-proofing you PP bullets Ive got some but never used it so I cant tell you how well it works. My thoughts were to use it for hunting but I soon realized that if you just put them in a small bag the result is probably the same if not better and its a lot less messing around.

I started out wet patching and did that for quite a while but, I always noticed that my patches shrunk exposing the ogive line and I didnt want that, so I started to dry patch. That really helped me after I got a DDPP bullet as rolling those on a board wet got pretty tricky. Now I patch just like Kurt...watching old movies that the wife hates

Incase your interested...

https://roosterlab.us/products/

matt

Thanks everyone,

Thanks Matt,
I'll do a little experimenting with this Rooster Jacket, seeing if it critically changes point of impact, etc. Something tells me it shouldn't.

Much appreciated,
Robert