Shooter wire for DIY starters?

I received a Conductive Starter Mix kit from Quickburst a couple weeks back, and built a number of starters using CAT5 twisted pair and twisted wire-wrap. Works as well (perhaps better) than the IgnitorMan conductive slurry mix that I used years back. See video links below (couldn't figure out if/how/where to upload here). Includes a dipped solar igniter as an experiment.

Although I had success with the starters I rolled, I found them to be a bit fiddly. The instructions recommend 24 AWG shooter/shooting wire, but I've not been able to find any at reasonable lengths (e.g. ElectricMatch sells some at $40 for a 500' spool, which I'll not be able to use in my remaining years). This wire seems attractive as its duplex and perhaps easier to strip/space.

Any recommendations?

www.dropbox.com/s/czq36l3azi4phyb/starte...lar-igniter.mp4?dl=0
www.dropbox.com/s/rh2i1kk14fpfoo5/starter-ethernet.mp4?dl=0
www.dropbox.com/s/5dt2w3xjalipkdq/starter-wire-wrap.mp4?dl=0

 

Yes - no bridge wires needed for the conductive stuff.

Fiddly in that the wire wrap wire needs to be (or is easier to work with when) wound. And because of that wrapping, it takes a bit of work to get the bare leads straight and the right distance from one another.

The ethernet twisted pair does the twist for you, but with my sample, the wire is stranded, so it too takes a bit of work to get those bare ends right.

Probably a technique that improves with time, or with the creation of a jig of some sort.

These seem like a great solution, a batch of 40 only costing $5.00. I was going in that direction until I realized the shipping would be $17.00. For $22 I'll stay with fiddly.