I got the 44 caliber paper cartridge making kit from Guns of The West, and decided on Christmas Eve, since nobody is here, I'd give it a shot.
The rolling papers didn't cut quite straight, using a different brand where I couldn't find a glued end like in the video, so...I just went for it.
First, the tools are all 3D printed. Not really a problem, but as you will see later, the funnel could be a bit wider.
The first part went easy enough. I only ruined a few...good thing rolling papers are pretty cheap!
I don't have the razor the guy recommended, so i used my recently sharpened Benchmade AutoStryker instead, worked pretty well.
Powder...using my one and only can of Goex FFFg.
This funnel is small, and spillage was a big problem. Of course, spilled powder went onto paper, which at the end of the game was rolled up and the powder back into the powder flask. This just looked wrong...but I am used to smokeless, which always takes up less space. Load is 25 grains of black.
The powder measure is built in to the paper former, which is kind of handy. One HUGE problem I had was with gluing the ball in the paper - remember WHERE the line of glue IS, so to seal up the ball to the paper. Had more than one just fold up when I pulled it out and powder spilled all over the catch paper. Oh well, it's a learning curve.
I an used to time consuming, being a reloader and a caster, of course, but these 6 rounds took an hour. I made twelve in total, and none of them are lubricated yet - might do that on the day of. The new cartridges are drying the glue right now. I think I will grab a tray of 9mm brass and load up 50 of those to remind me how much better we have it today!