Paper Cartridges

[rodwha]

Yeah I got it a few years ago in a trade for cheap and just a lee .375. I think next cap and ball I will buy will be a Uberti

It might be that your Pietta has a slow twist meant for a ball anyway. It seems most of their revolvers are rifled that way. When I got my Rem in 2013 I created very short bullets for it as I was told it had a 1:30” twist. After creating these bullets I one day checked the twist and found it to be more like 1:16”. So I had been working on creating a universal bullet for my Rem and ROA.

 

[ernbar]

I have tried nitrated coffee filter paper, cigarette paper and curling paper. From all three I prefer the curling papers. They are SUPER cheap, thin yet strong and burn better than the other two.
Yours failed to ignite probably because they either had too much paper material at the ignition point, caps were not fully seated on the nipples or because the paper cartridge was not fully seated on top of the flash hole in the cylinder chamber.

 

[rodwha]

I don’t make my paper cartridges in a traditional fashion, and mine have a twisty tail I trim a bit at the base. I’ve never had a failure to fire or a delayed ignition despite so much paper there my the nipple. I use American Spirits flax seed papers.

 

[n.h.schmidt]

Hi I am just starting in making paper cartridges. Is there a favorite glue stick? I see that Dollar Tree has glue sticks 8 for $1.25 I like so many have getting older problems and my abilities with my hands are not so good anymore. What stick might have a longer working time?

 

[D Yager]

Elmers school glue stick.

 

[Freedom]

Hi I am just starting in making paper cartridges. Is there a favorite glue stick? I see that Dollar Tree has glue sticks 8 for $1.25 I like so many have getting older problems and my abilities with my hands are not so good anymore. What stick might have a longer working time?

Water-glass. ..So happy, the day that I threw out that stupid glue-stick!

 

[Pete453]

Water-glass. ..So happy, the day that I threw out that stupid glue-stick!
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What paper are you using that gets that transparent?
I've used a nitrocellulose glue on mine, I wonder if I could get a similar effect?

 

[Freedom]

These are my favorite. Picked up this box from Amazon. It's enough to do over 3,000 cartridges, for $24 bucks.

 

[n.h.schmidt]

Where do you get water glass? how do you use it? Will it burn? I like the look of your cartridges. Elmers glue sticks I can get anywhere,thanks.

 

[russellshaffer]

If you try Spectricide stump remover be sure to read the label carefully. The new formulation does not use potassium nitrate and it will not burn. I obtained some black powder made with the new stuff and it would not light. I heated it with a propane torch until little melted sulfur balls rolled around and still no fire. Just saying.