What is this? - Page 148

orthodoc · 11-12-2012, 06:01 PM

I've looked at them up close before.
That first picture, especially, was a great example. More than the sum of its parts, and all that.

glatt · 11-12-2012, 08:46 PM

Well done!

footfootfoot · 11-13-2012, 09:52 AM

I was reading on a muzzleloading forum that you can use the paper as wadding and it doesn't ignite when you fire the gun.

I'll have to test that out.

Lamplighter · 11-13-2012, 11:30 AM

You just have to use rather heavy weight paper, i.e. with a high cotton content...

.... like $20 bills

BigV · 11-13-2012, 11:42 AM

and linen.

Big Sarge · 11-13-2012, 03:07 PM

nitrated paper rounds can be loaded without being torn open. revolutionary war and civil war round were loaded in a paper cylinder tied off at the end. a lead ball or mini is put in nose first; then the blackpowder charge. the open end is either twisted or folded over. to load, you bite the end off of the cartridge and dump the powder. you can ram in the paper as wadding or cast it aside. of course the projectile is on top. the paper drops free 10 to 25 feet down range. sometimes it smolders and burns; other times it is just singed

footfootfoot · 11-13-2012, 06:08 PM

When did they begin rifling those barrels? My GPR manual goes on and on about how the patch is critical to putting a spin on the ball.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-20-2012, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

I was reading on a muzzleloading forum that you can use the paper as wadding and it doesn't ignite when you fire the gun.

I'll have to test that out.

If you go to places like Sturbridge, MA, or Deerfield, MA, every home will have a Paper Wasp's nest hanging on the wall for shooting, because paper was so dear.

orthodoc · 11-20-2012, 06:16 AM

I misread foot's original post; didn't realize he was referring to using wasp paper as wadding. That would really be an interesting experiment. I take it Sturbridge and Deerfield are reconstructed villages?

xoxoxoBruce · 11-20-2012, 11:11 AM

Yes and yes. Both are excellent.

Lamplighter · 11-28-2012, 12:43 PM

There's not a lot of color out now in the PDX winter, but a neighbor has this...

Anyone have it's name ?

BigV · 11-28-2012, 12:47 PM

Purple Beautyberry, of course.

They're striking because of their color and that they hang around after all the leaves have dropped off and blown away.

Lamplighter · 11-28-2012, 01:05 PM

Thx V, I think I'll try the local nurseries for it.

Flint · 11-28-2012, 02:34 PM

BigV, I've been watching this thread...

Expected to see some new BigV posts here.

BigV · 11-30-2012, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

BigV, I've been watching this thread...

Expected to see some new BigV posts here.

Yes sir. As promised. You are excluded from guessing, though I am sure glatt will bust you out of the penalty box in a few seconds.

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11-12-2012, 06:01 PM	#2206
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I've looked at them up close before. That first picture, especially, was a great example. More than the sum of its parts, and all that. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

11-13-2012, 09:52 AM	#2208
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I was reading on a muzzleloading forum that you can use the paper as wadding and it doesn't ignite when you fire the gun. I'll have to test that out. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-13-2012, 11:42 AM	#2210
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	and linen. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-13-2012, 03:07 PM	#2211
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	nitrated paper rounds can be loaded without being torn open. revolutionary war and civil war round were loaded in a paper cylinder tied off at the end. a lead ball or mini is put in nose first; then the blackpowder charge. the open end is either twisted or folded over. to load, you bite the end off of the cartridge and dump the powder. you can ram in the paper as wadding or cast it aside. of course the projectile is on top. the paper drops free 10 to 25 feet down range. sometimes it smolders and burns; other times it is just singed __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

11-13-2012, 06:08 PM	#2212
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	When did they begin rifling those barrels? My GPR manual goes on and on about how the patch is critical to putting a spin on the ball. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-12-2012, 08:46 PM	#2207
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Well done!

11-13-2012, 11:30 AM	#2209
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	You just have to use rather heavy weight paper, i.e. with a high cotton content... .... like $20 bills

11-20-2012, 06:16 AM	#2214
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I misread foot's original post; didn't realize he was referring to using wasp paper as wadding. That would really be an interesting experiment. I take it Sturbridge and Deerfield are reconstructed villages? __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

11-20-2012, 11:11 AM	#2215
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes and yes. Both are excellent. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-28-2012, 12:43 PM	#2216
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	There's not a lot of color out now in the PDX winter, but a neighbor has this... Anyone have it's name ? Attached Images

11-28-2012, 12:47 PM	#2217
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Purple Beautyberry, of course. They're striking because of their color and that they hang around after all the leaves have dropped off and blown away. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-28-2012, 01:05 PM	#2218
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Thx V, I think I'll try the local nurseries for it.

11-28-2012, 02:34 PM	#2219
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