It's a small bag of strong, porous paper in which tea is placed. You place this bag in a cup and add hot water. The tea brews (after a fashion) and there are no messy leaves in the cup.
Tea bags?Can you tell me more about the tea bags.Never heard of it before.And i heard a lot.
Gut is nice in that when done properly the cartridge is as stiff as a brass cartridge.
Teabags can be found in the proper size and purchased in bulk empty. Soak in nitrate, fill w/ powder, glue to rim of minie & viola a nice simple sharps cartridge.
Zac molds his own bullets, fills & makes his own cartridges. Last time I talked to him I think he said it came out to about $.15 a round. He got almost half a ton of medical grade lead from a salvage yard and he buys his powder in bulk. Of coarse he also shoots & reloads .45-70 & .50-70. I do envy him his collection of Trapdoors.
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And now that I have used up just about all of the German I remember from the course I took almost 40 years ago, I'll just say I hope you enjoy it here.
Hoosier:
My German is worse than yours, but I think you just called Southern Son a swizzle stick.
Ole
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Welcome Dutchman! O.K. we know you're German and please don't be offended, but if you read Civil War memoirs, journals or diaries, you'll know that the Americans referred to soldiers of German descent as "Dutchmen." The Americans thought better of themselves than the Dutch "mudsill" and the Germans (especially the Turners), thought themselves as soldiers unlike their "American" counterparts. Funny, isn't it? Happy to have you here.
Tea bags?Can you tell me more about the tea bags.Never heard of it before.And i heard a lot.
No teabags in Germany? Guess British post-war occupation didn't leave a lasting impression. Well maybe you all just don't drink tea, I can't blame you.
At any rate, welcome to the boards. We love all points of view.
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No teabags in Germany? Guess British post-war occupation didn't leave a lasting impression. Well maybe you all just don't drink tea, I can't blame you.
At any rate, welcome to the boards. We love all points of view.
OK, we have teabags in Germany.But i was surprised that you can make cartridges from them.
And yes i drink tea, but only with 'De Geele Köm'.
2/3 light,hot tea and 1/3 'De Geele Köm'.
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