.58 Period Correct Mini ball paper cartridges, Civil War Period

[washbuster]

Decided today I was goona make some period correct .58 paper cartridges for my 1863 Remington Rifle.Its not as easy as carts for the revolvers.Made up 5 this morning and tried them. They worked great,pretty cool now knowing how it must have been back in the day.Can't imagine the stress those guys were under.Also now I know why they had women makin these carts in an arsenal behind the lines.There a pain to make with big fingers but not impossible.If I keep makin um I'll probably get good at it like I did with the carts for pistols.Goona try and get some curler papers bigger,I think they will be the bomb.There loaded like they where in the day,60 grains 2F powder,.58 Mini Ball lubed with Beeswax Tallow lube

 

[whughett]

aha, a use for the super market circulars coming through the mail. Now just need to buy a smoke pole.

 

[robhof]

robhof

Check both Amazon and Ebay for the curler paper, I scored 5oo papers on Ebay for $3.00 including shipping!

 

[Timtoolman]

I just started making just powder cases out of cigarette papers yesterday for my Clements . I'll start in making a lead ball and paper cartridge tomorrow. I hate carrying all components while hiking in woods (wife carries her S&W 44 mag. She is from WA. Land of many people head eaters) we have many bears here in pa. If these work out well I'll try them in my pietta remington

 

[Panzerschwein]

These type cartridges that Washbuster made aren't good to make with cigarette paper. It's too thin!

These cartridges appear to be the 1861 style of U.S. cartridges (see page 9 of this article) and it's best to use a thicker paper with them, because you don't actually put any of the paper from that style of cartridge down the bore (unlike Enfield style cartridges). It doesn't have to burn or be thin. All of the paper is discarded.

Are those the ones you made Washbuster? They look great!

 

[washbuster]

no ,you bite the tail off pour the powder and load the rest of the paper and bullet down the barrel

 

[Panzerschwein]

no ,you bite the tail off pour the powder and load the rest of the paper and bullet down the barrel

No, you don't. That is not the proper loading technique for any .58 caliber rifle musket.

You must be getting them confused with the older .69 caliber smoothbore musket cartridges, which were in fact loaded the way you suggest.

You would do well to read this article:

http://www.newyorkcivilwar.com/qm/cartridgetubes.pdf

 

[LoneGoose]

wash, it was your video that got me interested in making paper cartridges for my 1860. I thank you.

A note for anyone interested: I found curler papers (end wraps) at the local Sally Beauty Supply. Not that I shop there.

 

[sharps59]

Wall-mart sells the papers.