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**Mike Irwin** · May 25, 2013, 07:42 AM

For a period of time I believe Du Pont seriously considered licensing Ballistite because they were having such issues with their own smokeless forumulations.

I'd never heard that early .30-40 cartridges were also developed using a Wetteren powder.

Judging by this this source (an INCREDIBLY good source on the nitrocellulose industry as a whole), the Wetteren powder that was probably used in the early .30-40 cartridges was a nitrated paper pulp.

http://books.google.com/books?id=ix1...powder&f=false

In that sense it sounds a lot like the old Schultz's White Powder.

Anyway, in the .30-40, jacketed bullets continued to be an issue for a number of years because the machinery used at Frankford wasn't at that time capable of drawing concentric jackets, apparently leading to accuracy issues.

HOLY CRAP!

On page 952, bottom, in the section on W.A. 30?

Try this on for size...

"also the .30-35 US Magazine rifle, Model of 1903

I have NEVER in my life heard of the .30-06 cartridge being referred to in the old style nomenclature!

May 25, 2013, 07:42 AM	#17
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,381	For a period of time I believe Du Pont seriously considered licensing Ballistite because they were having such issues with their own smokeless forumulations. I'd never heard that early .30-40 cartridges were also developed using a Wetteren powder. Judging by this this source (an INCREDIBLY good source on the nitrocellulose industry as a whole), the Wetteren powder that was probably used in the early .30-40 cartridges was a nitrated paper pulp. http://books.google.com/books?id=ix1...powder&f=false In that sense it sounds a lot like the old Schultz's White Powder. Anyway, in the .30-40, jacketed bullets continued to be an issue for a number of years because the machinery used at Frankford wasn't at that time capable of drawing concentric jackets, apparently leading to accuracy issues. HOLY CRAP! On page 952, bottom, in the section on W.A. 30? Try this on for size... "also the .30-35 US Magazine rifle, Model of 1903 I have NEVER in my life heard of the .30-06 cartridge being referred to in the old style nomenclature! __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.