Snakeoil
Well-Known Member
I did a search and did not find anything on paper cartridges. I did a Google search and found some helpful stuff. All of it was for rifle/pistol cartridges. The bore on my cannon is about 1.5 inches. My basic question is regarding the combustibility of the paper used.
Info I have found recommend nitrate paper, which can be made and I know how to make it. But another suggests using Curling Papers, which are used to set womens hair. One shooter says he uses them as-is with no nitrating and had not had an issue with the chambers having paper left behind. The cannon chamber is huge compared to a .44 pistol.
I made some cartridges last night using newspaper. Fired one and it left about half the paper cartridge half-way up the bore. Easy to remove with my worm. My goal is to be able to load without having to deal with loose powder. The cannon is a party pleaser and I'm always asked when it's coming out.
So, I have to believe that there are muzzle loaders here that use paper cartridges and I'm curious what your experience has been with using paper like curling paper or cigarette papers.
By the way, no projectiles are being fired. I use a 1/2 thick piece of florist foam over the powder as the wad to compress the charge. This is what we used over BP blanks used in pistols, rifles and shotguns when I was doing exhibition shoot-outs with a group that did it for small down field days and such. Zero mass coming out of the gun when fired.
Info I have found recommend nitrate paper, which can be made and I know how to make it. But another suggests using Curling Papers, which are used to set womens hair. One shooter says he uses them as-is with no nitrating and had not had an issue with the chambers having paper left behind. The cannon chamber is huge compared to a .44 pistol.
I made some cartridges last night using newspaper. Fired one and it left about half the paper cartridge half-way up the bore. Easy to remove with my worm. My goal is to be able to load without having to deal with loose powder. The cannon is a party pleaser and I'm always asked when it's coming out.
So, I have to believe that there are muzzle loaders here that use paper cartridges and I'm curious what your experience has been with using paper like curling paper or cigarette papers.
By the way, no projectiles are being fired. I use a 1/2 thick piece of florist foam over the powder as the wad to compress the charge. This is what we used over BP blanks used in pistols, rifles and shotguns when I was doing exhibition shoot-outs with a group that did it for small down field days and such. Zero mass coming out of the gun when fired.
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