Startup advice please....

[weebeestie]

I'v been thinking of going down the BP pistol road and I'm really impressed with the pre made paper cartrige.
A couple of questions though.
Does the cylinder need doused or cleaned to remove any remaining paper or can another made up cartrige be loaded directly afterwards ?
Once the bullet was loaded into the cylinder no grease was used as sealer. Does the use of pre coated bullets with Alox remove the need for this ?
I have seen replacement primer nipples for shotgun primers. Is there any advantage to these or are they primarally for Nitro pistols ?

All info appreciated, thanks.

[tacfoley]

I'v been thinking of going down the BP pistol road and I'm really impressed with the pre made paper cartrige.
A couple of questions though.
Does the cylinder need doused or cleaned to remove any remaining paper or can another made up cartrige be loaded directly afterwards ?
Once the bullet was loaded into the cylinder no grease was used as sealer. Does the use of pre coated bullets with Alox remove the need for this ?
I have seen replacement primer nipples for shotgun primers. Is there any advantage to these or are they primarally for Nitro pistols ?

All info appreciated, thanks.

Well that's THREE question..soooo

1. No. There totally nothing left of the nitro-impregnated paper after shooting, no more that there is after smoking a roll-up.

2. Alox is not the best stuff for the slow-moving ball, but if it's all there is then use it. No original shooters ever used ANY kind of grease, BTW

3. They are all fine and dandy, if you live in a country where #209 shotgun primers are as cheap as percussion caps - don't overlook the fact that these things are around £12 EACH - that's a LOT of caps. However, they work very well indeed.

tac