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**Mike Irwin** · February 11, 2011, 12:32 PM

I've had no problem using stump rot to make nitrating solutions, both for paper cartridges and for the match for a matchlock.

Some stump rots are not KNO3, though. They're something else that doesn't work.

February 11, 2011, 12:32 PM	#18
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	I've had no problem using stump rot to make nitrating solutions, both for paper cartridges and for the match for a matchlock. Some stump rots are not KNO3, though. They're something else that doesn't work. __________________ "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.