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Old 04-16-2011, 04:49 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by ElvinWarrior View Post
Flash paper does feel "thick", I think thats because when the paper is soaked in the nitrate solution, it bonds, chemically with the nitrates in the liquid, and "puffs" the paper up a bit.
EW, I have never played with flash paper.... from what I have read, it is prepared by treating paper with nitric & sulfuric acids... which convert the paper to nitrocellulose.... in other words, it is a thin, flat sheet of guncotton.

I believe you when you say that it works great for combustible cartridges, but it is quite different from "traditional" nitrated paper.
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