Paper cartridge rolling paper... what do you use? - Page 2

maillemaker · January 23, 2014, 10:23 AM

I make "cartridge" for my muzzle loading rifles, but these are not consumable cartridges like you are talking about for revolvers.

I make them per the 1855 and 1862 Ordnance manuals. These are paper cartridges that house the powder and bullet. The powder is dumped down the barrel and the bullet removed and put down the barrel by itself. The paper is entirely discarded.

http://imgur.com/a/i6cZq#0
http://imgur.com/a/n1hJ7#0

Steve

Chestnut Forge · February 4, 2014, 06:40 PM

Well, I rolled 2 for my .45 Hawken percussion. One with plain coffee filter and one with nitrated filter. 50 gr of 2F Goex and a 265 gr minie ball for each. The nitrated one was no problem. With the plain one there just isnt enough fire from a #11 cap to burn through it. I had to pull the nipple and dropped about 10 kernels of 3F in the drum. If I converted it to musket nipples or 209 primers I think it would work fine.

February 4, 2014, 06:40 PM	#27
Chestnut Forge Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2013 Location: Polk, Pa Posts: 123	Well, I rolled 2 for my .45 Hawken percussion. One with plain coffee filter and one with nitrated filter. 50 gr of 2F Goex and a 265 gr minie ball for each. The nitrated one was no problem. With the plain one there just isnt enough fire from a #11 cap to burn through it. I had to pull the nipple and dropped about 10 kernels of 3F in the drum. If I converted it to musket nipples or 209 primers I think it would work fine. __________________ Every gun I've been behind can out shoot me.

January 23, 2014, 10:23 AM	#26
maillemaker Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2010 Posts: 1,635	I make "cartridge" for my muzzle loading rifles, but these are not consumable cartridges like you are talking about for revolvers. I make them per the 1855 and 1862 Ordnance manuals. These are paper cartridges that house the powder and bullet. The powder is dumped down the barrel and the bullet removed and put down the barrel by itself. The paper is entirely discarded. http://imgur.com/a/i6cZq#0 http://imgur.com/a/n1hJ7#0 Steve