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black powder cartridge scraper
Feb 6th, 2017 at 4:18pm
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I read that the old timers shooting blackpowder and using the same case would
use a scraper between shots to clean the inside of the case.  I have not been
able to find a picture of such a tool.  If anybody has one in their collection or
made one to use could you please post a picture or a link to one?
 
Thanks Charlie
  
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Re: black powder cartridge scraper
Reply #1 - Feb 6th, 2017 at 5:19pm
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Don't have a picture, but do recall seeing one. Pretty simple really.
The metal part of the scraper was made of flat sheet brass, about butter knife thickness, and continuing with a tang that had wood slabs pinned to it to form a palm size handle.
The portion that did the scraping was shaped to fit the inside walls of the case, kinda D-bit shaped.
  
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Re: black powder cartridge scraper
Reply #2 - Feb 6th, 2017 at 6:24pm
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The best picture is in Randy Wright's book on schuetzen rifles Smiley.

I copied his idea and used a jig saw blade with the teeth ground off.   I sectioned a .32-40 case with a Dremel tool so that I could match the curvature of the bottom of the case.   Without doing that step it leaves a little bit of powder fouling in the bottom of the case which can make case capacity change from shot to shot. 

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Re: black powder cartridge scraper
Reply #3 - Feb 6th, 2017 at 9:10pm
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Thank you, I appreciate the plug for my Schuetzen book.

cheatin_charlie
I'll save you the cost of my book. Here is an illustration of how to make a cartridge scraper.
enjoy
  
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Re: black powder cartridge scraper
Reply #4 - Feb 7th, 2017 at 8:25am
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Thanks all for the replys.  It was what I envisioned but did not recall ever seeing
one before.  thanks again
  
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Re: black powder cartridge scraper
Reply #5 - Feb 7th, 2017 at 4:48pm
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You are welcome RSW Smiley. It's a good book.  I don't think there is anything comparable when it comes to getting into this type of shooting.

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