Paper Cartridges v.2

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Paper Cartridges v.2

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I don't have the step-by-step with these (IIRC the instructions were in French), but the pics are fairly self explanatory:

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FWIW, I like to use a Nipple Pick to stab the cartridge AFTER it has been seated and just before capping...
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What paper do you use ? It looks like TP
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Lefty Dude,

It's not TOLET PAPER, it's rolling paper:

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That happens to be "French Light" Rolling papers, but FWIU there are some really good Hemp Based papers now being sold in Colorado that I need to try... :twisted:
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OI, is ignition with these as reliable as conventional loading?
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Has been for me... so long as I use good rolling papers and spike the load through the nipple with a nipple pick...
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Cigarette papers contain mineral fillers to increase opacity and regulate burn rate so are less than ideal for cartridges. When I was making paper cartidges for a Sharps .54 breechloader I used "onion skin" paper, a thin but tough cotton based paper, and soaked it in saltpetre solution. That way you don't have to spike the paper through the nipple, but it adds a few more stages to an already labour intensive process.

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Neat OI. I like :-)
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perry owens wrote:Cigarette papers contain mineral fillers to increase opacity and regulate burn rate so are less than ideal for cartridges. When I was making paper cartidges for a Sharps .54 breechloader I used "onion skin" paper, a thin but tough cotton based paper, and soaked it in saltpetre solution. That way you don't have to spike the paper through the nipple, but it adds a few more stages to an already labour intensive process.

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I starting making paper cartridges about 30 years ago. I had inherited a bunch of my Dad's old "American Rifleman" magazines, and they had a very detailed article in one of the issues (from the 1960's, IIRC). I agree with OI on pricking the bottom of the paper cartridge after loading. Or you can tear and pour. I like Perry's idea even better. I have not loaded a paper cartridge in over a decade, so will need to check into the onion skin paper! :D
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Hagler wrote:Lefty Dude,

It's not TOLET PAPER, it's rolling paper:

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