I've been making these for years (including being in correspondence with Brett Gibbons and Rob from Britishmuzzleloaders). I have to say that this series of videos is EXCELLENT. You deserve many more views than you have. A comprehensive and informative set of videos that really couldn't be done any better. Thank you!

Thanks Steve for making this video! I recently purchased this Enfield set from you, and the video answered a couple of questions which came up when I started making the rounds. I was wondering why I had two longer mandrels, one being about .50 inch and the other .550 inch. I've been using the Bienfang 360 100% rag marker paper on the smaller mandrel, (the one with the grooves on one end), for BOTH the bullet compartment and powder chamber outer wrapper. That may explain why I am getting a looser fitting/sloppier powder chamber. If I go with regular copy paper for the powder chamber outer wrapper like you do on the video, I will probably get a better looking, more uniform cartridge without the wrinkles. My guess is because it is a little thicker paper than the rag paper. I also was having trouble choking and tying off my bullet compartment when keeping the bullet exactly at the end of the slit line, due to the fact there just wasn't enough paper to work with and tie off. Moving it a little past the base of the bullet like you do in the video allowed me to tie things off much easier.

Thanks for the awesome products. Do you have any plans on making .54 caliber templates?

@fortharmoury4434

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Caleb, for which firearm?

@calebblackwell2160

2 жыл бұрын

@@fortharmoury4434 for the Lorenz and the M1841 “Mississippi Rifle”. Thanks for the reply.

@fortharmoury4434

2 жыл бұрын

@@calebblackwell2160 If you can point me to the historical patterns, I will be glad to add them to our lineup!

Isn't ther supposed to be some lube for the bullet?

@fortharmoury4434

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, and I have other videos that talk about that. This video was just to give some tips on the actual paper rolling. Historically, the finished cartridge is dipped in lubricant up to the shoulder of the bullet. The paper carries the lubricant as the entire patched bullet is inserted into the muzzle, with the rest of the cartridge then snapped off, leaving a paper-patched, lubricated bullet in the muzzle, which is then rammed home with the ramrod.