After watching several YouTube videos about paper cartridges, I decided to give it a try. I bought cigarette paper, a .38 cal loading box and 3m Scotch stick glue. I even went to a ladies salon supply store to get Sally Jumbo End Wraps. I told the lady behind the counter that I was going for the Bruno Mars look. Now my hair at 73 still looks like it did in the Army. You should have seen her look when I told her about cap and ball paper cartridges! Anyway, I made six cartridges with 20 grains of 3F powder. For a dowel I used large tip from my powder flask, not the best, but it worked fairly well. Now my Uberti .36 Navy has been flawless since I added SlixShot nipples. Yesterday, it was different. The gun jammed on about every shot. Caps were more distorted than normal. Paper fragments were flying everywhere and the gun seemed to have a larger than normal recoil. Cleaning was an experience too. There was unburnt paper in most cylinders. But the gun did seem to have less fouling than normal. So, I am debating the whole effort. Should I keep trying.......or really go for the Uptown Funk look? :wink:
Seriously, are my experiences typical of paper cartridge ?
Seriously, are my experiences typical of paper cartridge ?