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Shooting Traditional Firearms and Weapons => General Interest => Topic started by: rickevans on January 08, 2013, 10:22:16 AM

Title: Paper cartidges
Post by: rickevans on January 08, 2013, 10:22:16 AM

I want to try some paper cartidges in my .62/20 ga. english smoothbore.  What is close to PC/HC paper to use?  The documents I have looked at sometimes just say "paper" and sometimes say "cartridge paper".

I would venture to guess that it would be some type of laid up linen, which I can find, but what weight?

Title: Re: Paper cartidges
Post by: mario on January 08, 2013, 10:08:52 PM

FWIW, I use Painter's Masking Paper from the hardware store.

Mario

Title: Re: Paper cartidges
Post by: rickevans on January 09, 2013, 08:01:17 AM

I like that a whole lot better than laid-up-linen "resume " paper! Thanks Mario.

Title: Re: Paper cartidges
Post by: Loyalist Dave on January 09, 2013, 09:41:29 AM

I usually go to the public library....  

No wait, it's not what you may think...,

They often have hardback books that they are thinning out from the shelves, with good quality paper, for a couple of bucks, so I use that paper.  It supports the library, and they aren't "rare" copies, mostly fiction.  

LD

Title: Re: Paper cartidges
Post by: No Deer on January 09, 2013, 10:03:11 AM

We used newspaper.  Bought a pad of blank newsprint paper in the stationary section of Walmart.

Title: Re: Paper cartidges
Post by: rickevans on January 09, 2013, 10:14:20 AM

Thanks fellows...all good ideas.

Title: Re: Paper cartidges
Post by: mario on January 09, 2013, 08:00:35 PM

I actually should have said it's what I "used" as I don't use cartridges with my present smoothbores.

Can almost load as fast w/o them anyhow.

Mario

Title: Re: Paper cartidges
Post by: rickevans on January 10, 2013, 08:01:41 AM

It looks as if my work schedule will allow me to participate in some of the trade gun shoots this winter/spring. I was going to use these matches as a learning experience on the making and use of paper cartridges.

Title: Re: Paper cartidges
Post by: MedicineSoldier on January 10, 2013, 11:13:54 PM

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What is close to PC/HC paper to use?

I use old Dixie Gunworks catalogs for a paper source.  HC/PC from 1954 to the present.    

But I have to start doing a lot more shooting.  The catalogs are thick with lots of pages and they keep stacking up.  

Medicine Soldier