Come On Christmas Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Paper 44 cartridge Get a jumbo shake straw from McDonalds or Sonic. Put a .454 or .457 ball on the end of the straw once you cut the straw in half. Wrap a Zig Zag paper overlapping the ball some so you can twist the end. Pull back on the straw so you can twist the paper past the ball to separate the charge from the ball. Use a .357 mag bullet you have made into a dipper by supergluing a nail onto it. I use a Lee 1.6 dipper. Dip a measure of black powder from a bowl into the end of the straw. Pull the straw out. Twist the end. You got yoself a paper cartridge. Put each cartridge into a plastic 45 caliber cartridge box with lid and you a ready teddy! Yep, they cool. Bore butter or Crisco the face of the cylinder once loaded and Boom Shaka Laka Laka! The Jumbo Diameter straw and the cartridge box are key concepts. Shameless Womanizer, Brainiack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckhorn Bud Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Sounds like a lot of work. What's the advantage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Coolth factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckhorn Bud Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Coolth factor. I would think piriod correctness but the plastic cartridge box kind of ruins that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Neat idea - thanks for sharing. GG ~ :FlagAm:/> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Come On Christmas Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Why? When a poor boy goes to a monthly or at least this one. I don't wanna spend the whole time with my head down loading my cap gunz. The nit picky hurry up and do it right time savings is what it's about. LEVERAGING MY FREE TIME. It's worth the time a home doing something constructive whilst I share time watching obligatory stay married shows with my child bride. As many of you know I need time to hoorah and to be hoorahed at a shoot. UPDATE! A 410 hull with the brass cut off is the way to go VERSES using a straw. I still need to go to the range and LET FLY, and practice using them, but I be onto something here. Shameless :~€ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Come On Christmas Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Besides I need to keep up my ancient hippie rolling technique . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Come On Christmas Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 I would think piriod correctness but the plastic cartridge box kind of ruins that. Did they make em outa wood back in the day? Not overly worried about static electricity, but . . . Also using cigarette paper the cartridges are kinda, as the Italians say, Fragilea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Did they make em outa wood back in the day? Not overly worried about static electricity, but . . . Also using cigarette paper the cartridges are kinda, as the Italians say, Fragilea! Cartridge boxes were wood blocks covered with leather. Repos are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 My ".357 bullets" don't make for good dippers. Even the HPs don't hold much... cases on the other hand.... :ph34r:/> :ph34r:/> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckhorn Bud Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Why? When a poor boy goes to a monthly or at least this one. I don't wanna spend the whole time with my head down loading my cap gunz. The nit picky hurry up and do it right time savings is what it's about. LEVERAGING MY FREE TIME. It's worth the time a home doing something constructive whilst I share time watching obligatory stay married shows with my child bride. As many of you know I need time to hoorah and to be hoorahed at a shoot. UPDATE! A 410 hull with the brass cut off is the way to go VERSES using a straw. I still need to go to the range and LET FLY, and practice using them, but I be onto something here. Shameless :~€ I can definitely understand the part of "watching the obligatory stay married shows." That's a very good answer. Let us know how reliable the paper cartridges are as far as ignition. Do the caps set them off every time? Do you ever experience hang-fires from the paper smoldering a few seconds before the powder ignights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Dude, SASS # 51223 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 There are several type of ZigZag cigarette papers. Which one works the best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 My ".357 bullets" don't make for good dippers. Even the HPs don't hold much... cases on the other hand.... :ph34r:/>/> :ph34r:/>/> Same here!! I just couldn't get enough powder using a .357 bullet with a handle on it!! Blackfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Come On Christmas Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Same here!! I just couldn't get enough powder using a .357 bullet with a handle on it!! Blackfoot :P/> Why I mentioned the .357 cartridge is there is a guy who measures powder, puts it in the .357 case the puts the 44 ball atop it and rolls the ball end first then the case end and removes the case. To me a straw of some sort makes more sense. Search paper black powder cartridges on YouTube and you'll see what I mean. On the hang fire issue . . . There is another guy on YouTube making cartridges for a Remmie that just loads them and fires away. I will have to get back to ya. I also want to try to make tubes out of newspaper and other materials. I am a man on a mission. Shameless :~€ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Come On Christmas Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 I have been using old school orange package Zig Zags. The real thin tissue type. Some guy mentioned Buglar Glue did not work well. I have read a little about nitrate flash paper, but I feel this would not be worth the effort. Shameless :~€ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Come On Christmas Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Oh, where do you find old school honey combed cartridge boxes. This picques my interest. Shameless :~€ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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