Claims
- 1. A method of making a consumable cartridge for firearms comprising:
- (a) forming an aqueous paste of a major quantity of potassium nitrate and minor quantity of finely divided short fine cellulose fibers,
- (b) forming a cup-shaped cartridge having an open end and a closed end of said paste under sufficient pressure to produce, after drying, a sufficiently dense, consumable cartridge that is also water-resistant, and
- (c) drying the formed cartridge, and
- (d) filling the dry formed cartridge with black powder, and
- (e) closing the open end of the cartridge with a projectile.
- 2. A method according to claim 1 wherein said paste is formed 70-93 weight percent of said nitrate and 30-7 weight percent of cellulose fibers together with sufficient water to form a paste.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 187,534, filed Sept. 15,1980, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (8)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Rocket Propellant Handbook by Kit et al, 1960, pp. 148-151. |
Continuations (1)
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187534 |
Sep 1980 |
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