The suggestion came from their combustible nature averting the need for nitrating.Do rolling papers need to be nitrated or are they already fairly combustible?
They don't need to be nitrated. The best rolling papers for BP cartridges are the rice paper type. They pretty much burn up completely. One of the sponsors here, Cartridgekits, has a good video on making paper cartridges. Just click on their box at the top of this page. I use their kit & am very happy with the results. I used Zig-Zag back in the 60's for other purposes.Do rolling papers need to be nitrated or are they already fairly combustible?
As did people in the 70's, 80's, 90, and 21st century.They don't need to be nitrated. The best rolling papers for BP cartridges are the rice paper type. They pretty much burn up completely. One of the sponsors here, Cartridgekits, has a good video on making paper cartridges. Just click on their box at the top of this page. I use their kit & am very happy with the results. I used Zig-Zag back in the 60's for other purposes.
when was the sixties?? where are they man??? if you remember it you werent there.They don't need to be nitrated. The best rolling papers for BP cartridges are the rice paper type. They pretty much burn up completely. One of the sponsors here, Cartridgekits, has a good video on making paper cartridges. Just click on their box at the top of this page. I use their kit & am very happy with the results. I used Zig-Zag back in the 60's for other purposes.
I look forward to reading it.I tried RAW brand, it was a tight fit making 44 cartridges. They're a little bit fragile, they need to be handled with a bit of care. They work better for 36s, but it probably has to do with my methods. They do not need to be nitrated.
I've been using hair curler (perm) papers for my 44s, they work great, tougher paper, and cheaper. 1000/pack compared to 300/pack for rolling papers, at roughly the same price. When I run out of Raws I'm switching to perm paper for both calibers.
I'm planning on making a post on what I've been doing. As far as I know, none of it is my own idea, these are the methods I found working the best for me. Maybe they'll help someone, they've been working fine for me.
I use the stick glue VERY lightly and have noticed that the nitrated coffee filter paper burns up really good compared to the cig and curling papers. If you light a match to my nitrated coffee filter paper it goes puff in an instant. The cig paper after being lit burns slowly compared to the nitrated paper.Ernbar, what glue do you use? I've been using this, it burns clean. I don't get too much debris left, not enough to slow it down. The most I've shot at one time is 5 cylinders full, so maybe it's time for an endurance test.
I tried hair curling paper and RAW cig paper. Not happy with their performance leaving lots of unburned paper pieces and causing the cylinder to bind. However, nitrated coffee filter paper work really well for me. They are not as fragile as the other two I mentioned and burn up 99% leaving little if any debris.
I've made quite a few paper cartridges using the RAW Classic rolling papers.
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Not going to lie, its very time consuming but vastly speeds up time at the range. Last weekend while it was pouring rain I made up a box of 50 and then dipped the ball end in a mix of tallow & bees wax, then shot them the next weekend. They worked great! I only had one hang fire, and it was right near the end of the box. I had some occasional trouble with cylinder binding on paper fragments.
Something to note: I shot about ~100 rounds on that range trip with no cleaning. The first 50 were paper, the second ~50 were hand loaded with loose powder, round ball, and topped with bore butter. When cleaning later, I discovered there was still some paper left in a couple of the cylinders, even after the second 50 rounds! It caused no issues, but I was very surprised it survived.
This matches my experience as well. I'd like to give the nitrated coffee filter paper a try, I was curious what process you used? I found this video, this process looks fairly straightforward.
Always looking to improve my processes!
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