Wad, grease cookie etc.
Doc Hoy,
Sorry, I've missed the post for a few days. The grease cookie I use is not a felt wad soaked in lube, it is pure lube. I use a over powder card to protect the powder from the lube. It's a cardboar/fiber card, maybe 1/16th of an inch. You can get them from all the major BP sites. I still use the over powder card even if I don't use a grease cookie. It helps protect the base of the bullet from the heat, etc.
I do sometimes worry about the grease cookie sticking to the back of the bullet, and I'm pretty sure that has happened to me once, as I once found a small portion of the grease cookie lodged in the bullet hole at the target.
My overall intent is to get away from the grease cookie with .45 Colt, and am working up several loads to see which will work without. I ordered some Big Lube bullets, so we'll see.
I have not tried the paper over the primer, but I think you can probably dispense with that. If I find a load that shoots well for me, I may then try the paper over the primer to see if that reduces group size. That's a ways down the road.
Cheers,
chowmi