Help wanted on how to do this.
I want to carefully dis-assemble a loaded antique 450/400 3-1/4" BPE paper patched round. I know this might offend some people, but I bought a box of ten, and carefully sacrificing one for science seems like a fair use of a limited resource. And I am only doing this after exhausting all professional and historic sources I can get (results varied, no exact conclusion reached).
Let's face it, this particular caliber is one funky round. The only way to tell what was used was to buy some old rounds and pull them apart. Hopefully without damaging the paper patch or the bullet, both of which have to be mic'ed and scrutinized.
Guidance on how to do this successfully is most appreciated.
Please forgive me if this subject has been dealt with in previous posts. It does not come up in search results.
Last edited by pamtnman; 09/22/20 11:15 PM.
