Comments by "mpetersen6" (@mpetersen6) on "Confederate Morse Carbine: Centerfire Cartridges Ahead of Their Time" video.

  1. In the history of early self contained cartridges the case was often not of the best design. A classic example is of course the Allin Conversion of the Springfield Rifled Musket with the copper case cartridges. I wonder if there would have been a different path initially until the drawn brass cartridge case was practical. Would a compossite case consisting of a metalic base and primer with a heavy paper based case that was varnished or shellaced to make it relatively water resistant. The bullet could be fixed to the case either with a coating of the varnish or shellac. Something similiar to a shotgun shell but in say 45-70. I would think such ammunition would seal the breach decently, especially in comparision to the paper cartridges used in some rifles of the time. Making the paper based tubes by rolling muliple layers around a mandrel doesn't sound too complicated. This could even be a faily continous process. Plus the cost should be less than rolled brass or copper. The bases could be made from sheet copper or brass. Or did some bright individual go down this path 160 odd years ago
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