Sharps papers

[ian45662]

Do you guys use nitrated papers to roll your sharps rounds? I am using printer paper and I was just wondering if nitrating it was necessary.

[Southron Sr.]

I use the "Ladies Hair Curler Papers" that are available at beauty supply shops. Not only are they strong, but they are also cut the right size. Personally, I do not nitrate mine, but the safest course would be to do so.

The advantage I see using the Ladies Hair Curler Papers is that they are CHEAP. I purchased a pack of thousands fr less than ten bucks several years ago and I have at least a 5-10ar supply of papers left from that purchase.

Other skirmishers I know use cigarette rolling papers. Theoretically these papers are already "nitrated," but the problem with the rolling papers is that a lot of federal tobacco taxes are included in the price of those papers-so they are expensive to use.

So when it comes to making Sharps cartridges, nitrated paper is the safest way to go-especially if you plan on doing any rapid firing.

GOOD LUCK

[Greg Ogdan, 11444]

Yes, I nitrate my papers. I cut my papers from 14lb legal pad paper I got at Office Depot, I think. I mix 6 oz of nitratre crystals in 1/2 gallon of water and soak the paper for about 20 minutes. The wholle process is a PITA, but the gun shoots for me.

[Rich Siegel 8846]

I was nitrating my copier paper cartridges but when I saw people using cardboard tubes, I stopped nitrating. Have had no problems.
Rich

[ian45662]

Is that because you are going with the cardboard or are you still using paper? By the way rich how are things going? You going to spring nationals?

[Rich Siegel 8846]

Ian, I'm still using the paper for the cartridge for the Sharps. And yes, I'm going to the Spring Nationals if it ever stops snowing in the sunny south.
Rich

[Greg Ogdan, 11444]

Ian,
Rich is not toe only one who has gone to Charlie's tubes. The cardboard tubes work really well from what I have seen; but I'm cheap and I have time in the winter, so I go through the PITA of making nitrated cartridges. Just me. I've got a teammate who uses hair curler or cigarette papers and they work well also, with no nitrate.
I believe it is more important to get enough lube on the bullet and shoot "hard" lead, than to leave a bit of paper in the bore because you didn't nitrate.

[Edwin Flint, 8427]

I have used the following without nitrating the paper:

parchment paper used in cooking.
tissue paper used for stuffing into gift bags and in boxes to take up space.
yellow pages from a phone book. Tried the white pages but they didn't burn as completely.

I am currently working through the parchment papers.