KentuckyMan
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Quite frankly, I'm tried of having to measure all of my powder loads while I'm out in the field.
I would want to have the convinces of a cartridge, that are found in modern day guns, rather than having to measure my charges, sometimes wasting some of my powder in accentual mistake, or during the normal tapping extra powder from the top.
However, it's not all about the amount of powder lost out on the range, but the convinces of quickly and painlessly having to pure in a consistence amount of powder, every time I load.
So the solution has been with us since they came out with the black powder rifle and pistol. Just having paper containers to hold in your powder charges. When your ready to load, these simple cartridges are bitten off at one end, then purred down the barrel, and usually you can have your round ball inside the Paper cartridge; this will add to serve to the shooter for the cartridge will be the wad used to for the ball to be loaded.
What I'll be doing here, is to show you a way to make simple cartridges out of house hold paper, and just apply a simple ideas on how to store in such a way, so that you can carry around very easily.
Also, this will take away the normal powder measure step that for some people have trouble with, or just don't want to deal deal with it.
First off, this is everything you will need of the project.
Paper, tape, Brass horn, or powder horn, A gun cartridge to use as a model(you can use any tubular shape like a marker), a powder charge measuring tool, Black powder of your choice, and two Altoids cans(any container of your likings will do).
First off take a Altoids can, place it on so scratch paper, mark one line to show the width of the can, and a line just above the first one to show the length of your can.
The two lines should always be about 3cm in length apart from each other. The First line is called the folding line, while the second line is called the cutting line.
The measurement of these two lines never change, no matter how much BP(black powder) you pure into your cartridges. What does change is the measurement of the length of your Cartridges. From the folding line to the bottom end of the cartridge you will increase the length or shorten it.
The Width of the can is at a perfect size for 50 grains of fffg bp.
Now use your craft knife or scissors and cut down on the cutting line, and you should have a nice little ribbon of paper. Wrap this paper around your gun shell(I use a .357mag), or marker at least twice, then cut off at the end. Use some small amount of tape to keep make this paper tube, remove your shell from your paper tube, and away form the folding lines, make a very tight fold with some tape to it in place. You can use glue if you want, but using scotch tape is faster and works just as well.
I usually take my blunt tip of my Scissors to hollow out the base of my Cartridges.
Now it's time for the powder measure. Take in 50 grain of BP and pure it in your paper tube.
The powder should be right under the folding line.
Go ahead an fold the your cartridge at the folding line point, and tape shut your cartridge. Use very little tape for easy opening of the round.
Now you can place up to about 20 or 25 rounds inside your Altoids can.
Now remember, you do have two Altoids cans, right? So the second one you can use for your round balls, while your patches stay inside of a plastic bag of some kind.
Now that is very basic way to make cartridges. You can use news paper, make the cartridges long, and use the news paper as a wad for the round ball. But personally, I like my cloth patches for the best in accuracy.
To note: you might have different ideas on how to improve this or this thread maybe subject with your own opponents. I wish to hear them, and see what you guys think about this idea.
I would want to have the convinces of a cartridge, that are found in modern day guns, rather than having to measure my charges, sometimes wasting some of my powder in accentual mistake, or during the normal tapping extra powder from the top.
However, it's not all about the amount of powder lost out on the range, but the convinces of quickly and painlessly having to pure in a consistence amount of powder, every time I load.
So the solution has been with us since they came out with the black powder rifle and pistol. Just having paper containers to hold in your powder charges. When your ready to load, these simple cartridges are bitten off at one end, then purred down the barrel, and usually you can have your round ball inside the Paper cartridge; this will add to serve to the shooter for the cartridge will be the wad used to for the ball to be loaded.
What I'll be doing here, is to show you a way to make simple cartridges out of house hold paper, and just apply a simple ideas on how to store in such a way, so that you can carry around very easily.
Also, this will take away the normal powder measure step that for some people have trouble with, or just don't want to deal deal with it.
First off, this is everything you will need of the project.
Paper, tape, Brass horn, or powder horn, A gun cartridge to use as a model(you can use any tubular shape like a marker), a powder charge measuring tool, Black powder of your choice, and two Altoids cans(any container of your likings will do).
First off take a Altoids can, place it on so scratch paper, mark one line to show the width of the can, and a line just above the first one to show the length of your can.
The two lines should always be about 3cm in length apart from each other. The First line is called the folding line, while the second line is called the cutting line.
The measurement of these two lines never change, no matter how much BP(black powder) you pure into your cartridges. What does change is the measurement of the length of your Cartridges. From the folding line to the bottom end of the cartridge you will increase the length or shorten it.
The Width of the can is at a perfect size for 50 grains of fffg bp.
Now use your craft knife or scissors and cut down on the cutting line, and you should have a nice little ribbon of paper. Wrap this paper around your gun shell(I use a .357mag), or marker at least twice, then cut off at the end. Use some small amount of tape to keep make this paper tube, remove your shell from your paper tube, and away form the folding lines, make a very tight fold with some tape to it in place. You can use glue if you want, but using scotch tape is faster and works just as well.
I usually take my blunt tip of my Scissors to hollow out the base of my Cartridges.
Now it's time for the powder measure. Take in 50 grain of BP and pure it in your paper tube.
The powder should be right under the folding line.
Go ahead an fold the your cartridge at the folding line point, and tape shut your cartridge. Use very little tape for easy opening of the round.
Now you can place up to about 20 or 25 rounds inside your Altoids can.
Now remember, you do have two Altoids cans, right? So the second one you can use for your round balls, while your patches stay inside of a plastic bag of some kind.
Now that is very basic way to make cartridges. You can use news paper, make the cartridges long, and use the news paper as a wad for the round ball. But personally, I like my cloth patches for the best in accuracy.
To note: you might have different ideas on how to improve this or this thread maybe subject with your own opponents. I wish to hear them, and see what you guys think about this idea.
