/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>496527
The paper that the wasp/hornet produces to make their nest out of burns very quickly and with very little ash. It is also compactable and ideal for stuffing down the 38" long barrel of a Revolutionary War Era flintlock or a black powder pistol. This is technology before the invention of the modern cartridge. Writing paper would leave fragments inside the barrel after fired and could possibly delay your reload time. It was fount the paper from insect nests was ideal. http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/266514/