My first ever combustible envelope cartridges

[ernbar]

Great suggestion about dipping the paper cartridges but I would add another suggestion. Turn the stove off before you get too close to the flame with the gun powder (if it's a gas burner).

That’s why I use an electric hot plate. No flame to worry about .

 

[Blackpowderart]

Well they look VERY well made indeed.
Go to Hobby Lobby and in the candle section you will find bricks of beeswax and coconut oil. I got mine on sale for $5. Slice off some pieces and use any small metal can over a hot plate to melt the material then dip up to the paper line. Makes a great lube that works and it’s cheap.
I also use nitrated coffee filter paper and stump remover to nitrate the paper. I found it yo work much better than cig or curling paper.

Well they look VERY well made indeed.
Go to Hobby Lobby and in the candle section you will find bricks of beeswax and coconut oil. I got mine on sale for $5. Slice off some pieces and use any small metal can over a hot plate to melt the material then dip up to the paper line. Makes a great lube that works and it’s cheap.
I also use nitrated coffee filter paper and stump remover to nitrate the paper. I found it yo work much better than cig or curling paper.

Sounds like a plan, are they separate bricks or mixed already? If not what percentages of each?

 

[ernbar]

Sounds like a plan, are they separate bricks or mixed already? If not what percentages of each?

Lol sorry for the double post. They are pre mixed, just slice and melt. It’s great for dipping conical grease grooves to load loose.

 

[Eutycus]

Would it be feasible to drop one of these "bullets" down the barrel of a pistol then ram it home? I'm not talking about a revolver but a single shot pistol.

 

[Blackpowderart]

Absolutely eutycus.... a cylinder is just a barrel that rotates

 

[Eutycus]

Absolutely eutycus.... a cylinder is just a barrel that rotates

May have to give it a try.

 

[Cowboyjmd]

Way prettier than mine. I am going to try some with "Pistol Pellets" - both RB and Conicals - in my next batch. Also want to try some with OPwads - dry and lubed.
Do you grease over the ball in the cylinder? Or are you going to dip in lube - say SPG - like I've seen on YouTube?

Hc oj

 

[Walks with wheels.]

Looks like you made some good 'uns.

Re: cartridge material. I used plain ol' white gift wrapping tissue soaked in very warm super saturated 'tree stump remover' solution. The paper was already cut to make handling easier.

Re: lube. I never really got into the conical bullets as round ball worked for my purposes. For lube I dipped the un-powdered cartridge, after the ball was tied off, in a beeswax (75% by vol.) and Crisco shortening (25% vol) to just shy of the tie string. This was done to prevent any contamination by wicking during hot weather. Well, coming across some unused rounds 30+ years later, they look usable.

I never really worried about ignition after loading as the envelope folded end was off center enough so that when it ruptured the powder spilled around the cylinder base. One thing I never got a chance to try was traditional ACW & IW issue paperless cartridge. I manged to get the powder set in a conical shape, with wad and ball attached, but never did find some arsenal equivalents to duplicate the waterproof outer coating.

 

[Eutycus]

You got me scratching my head over that line about ..."just shy of the tie string".