Tallbald
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This is all so interesting and I thank those who contributed to the discussion. Don.
Paper cartridge papers,wad and glue questions please
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Packman
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I don't remember who had the post on THR, but a few years ago one of the old BP gurus here had instructions on doing it. I tried out about 100 rounds with paper cartridges (I used rolling papers), and they were neat but I ultimately decided they were more work than I felt like dealing with.
TheSquire
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Cigarette papers are very cheap here in the UK. Are they so expensive in the US as to be ruled out in making paper cartridges?
I used to make "nitrated" papers out of cigarette papers soaked in KNO3 and dried, leaving the gummed portion untreated. Even with the enhanced combustibility I still carried a pair of small tweezers to remove occasional remnants of unburned paper from the chambers. I found that if I broke open the paper before inserting the round I got more reliable ignition and burn. I now just use a flask charging all 5 or 6 chambers, lube wadding all 5 or 6 and ramming home the balls or conicals.
RPRNY
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No. As stated above. They are available on eBay shipped to your door for less than $0.02 per paper. And they are entirely effective without nitration. This is just sheer bloody-minded pigheadedness!
44 Dave
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I have been thinking about paper cartridges for the faster neater reload.
I made some for a .44 last week, using newspaper with tissue bottoms. I had quite a bit of paper left in several chambers. Today I tried some all cigarette paper ones in a .36. Still paper in 3 chambers. The caps burned through the folded bottom.
I don't like the idea of having to pull the left paper out and would think if left in it would be pushed down and block the hole in the nipple.
I bought a pack of Bugler papers (115) for $1.10 at the local Indian Smoke Shop. I can get 2 .36 papers but only 1 .44 per cigarette paper.
Any body remember Bull Durham came with papers with no glue on them to not stick together when damp. "smoke them if you've got em"
I made some for a .44 last week, using newspaper with tissue bottoms. I had quite a bit of paper left in several chambers. Today I tried some all cigarette paper ones in a .36. Still paper in 3 chambers. The caps burned through the folded bottom.
I don't like the idea of having to pull the left paper out and would think if left in it would be pushed down and block the hole in the nipple.
I bought a pack of Bugler papers (115) for $1.10 at the local Indian Smoke Shop. I can get 2 .36 papers but only 1 .44 per cigarette paper.
Any body remember Bull Durham came with papers with no glue on them to not stick together when damp. "smoke them if you've got em"
dagger dog
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The little white bags with the orange draw strings that the tobacco came in made great ditty bags to store lots of stuff.
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