Timuchin, Great Job with the Pics!
I thought this looked familiar when one of the guys posted your site in Voy.com ... Great job on the Pics ...I like it well done. Below is what I had stored in my files Timuchin. It surely did look familar...LoL! ;oD
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"I've found Zig-Zag papers to be the best. Perfect size and
durable, but any regular size paper will do. French Light papers also word very well,
as they are a bit bigger and somewhat thinner than Zig-Zags. Start with a ball, sprue
up. Wrap the paper around the ball, about a quarter of the way from the end. Moisten
the gum where it touches the ball, as well as the shorter end of the paper, and twist
the paper shut over the sprue. It is important to wrap the paper at a bit of an angle,
so that the longer end (away from the sprue) forms a cone. It doesn't have to be very
pronounced, just as long as the end farthest from the ball is of a smaller diameter
than the ball itself. Measure your powder (I use a cva flask with a 30 grain spout, it
actually throws 27 grains) and pour it into the open end of the paper. Don't worry
that the side is not sealed, the powder will expand the paper into the proper cone shape.
Grab the cartrige by the open end and give it a little shake to settle the powder.
Moisten the gum along the side of the cartrige, and give it another shake. Moisten
the entire paper past the level of the powder, and twist it shut, shaking slightle as
you go. When you are done, you should have a cone shaped cartrige with the ball on one
end, and tapering down slightly with the opposite end being flat. There will be
tightly twisted bits of paper protruding form each end, but just wait a minute or two
for the paper to dry, and snip them off with scissors. The finished product should be
tight enough that the powder will not move if you shake the cartridge. They fit
perfectly in a .45 acp cartrige box. Stored this way, I have yet to have one break on
me. With a little practice, one can load a black powder revolver as fast as one can
unload and reload a single action cartridge revolver. That's it. If you have problems
doing it, it's probably because I'm not explaining it very well."
I might add, I didn't have the best time of my life makin these. Way too much work for me ... I carry two spare cylinders with my Rem. I think I can beat the time on reloading these paper cartridges...HeHe, I will admit it's sure fun to do but I cast too many round balls to be rollin cartridges. Bad enough I gotta roll Top Cigarettes...
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