4 & 8 ga new paper cases
 

I was browsing online a noticed a shop in the UK makes paper cases for the 4 and 8 gauges. Probably impossible to get them shipped but I see they had the same idea I did last year. Just take some brass case heads and press fit a paper tube into them. On the 4 ga it appears they are using lathe turned case heads and on the 8 ga repurposing brass case heads from industrial shells. Id love to have a few new 8 ga paper cases, I suppose someone whos good with arts and crafts could probably make the tubes.

I'm still in possession of the first batch of paper eights I bought in 1969 when I bought my first eight, a bar in wood Westley Richards. I don't load the papers any more thinking they will self destruct on the first firing.

I have a Winchester paper shell and I noticed the paper does feel pretty dry but it did roll crimp pretty good still.
I have seen some homemade paper shells that combusted when fired, the guy had used newspaper to make the tubes. The first 2/3s of the shell went down range with the shot column or burnt up.