paper cartridges

I am new to muzzleloading and recently purchased the Crossen cartridge former as seen below... I was able to make some 30gn roundball envelope cartridges tonight for my 1858 uberti going to try them out when the weather clears up. Wish me luck. I really like the former it's relatively quick and...

Hello! I just recetly got lee's .456 conical bullet mold and made some bullets. My guns are production of 1860s so they are chambered larger then piettas and uberti etc...i don't really shave a ring with my conicals but i get to push alot to get them in. That gun is supposed to be .457 and the...

Can Potassium Nitrite paper cartridges be waterproofed and still be completely combustible? They will be fired from a Uberti.44 cal Army repro. I have thought of using a beeswax tallow mixture on homemade Nitrite paper. Any thoughts?

I have for sale a very nice IAB Percussion Sharps Business Rifle in .54 Caliber. This is the "paper cutter" model prior to the cartridge model, and it uses either loose powder and bullet or paper cartridges, like the Sharps carbines and rifles used during the Civil War. Breechplate is not gas...

I just started to using the curling(?) paper that's available from the beauty supply stores for making paper cartridges for my cap and ball revolvers. I use the store bought round balls as I don't want to spend time casting bullets instead of shooting. I also put the lube over the ball and...