Come On Christmas Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 PERCUSSION CAPS Best price or best vendor to buy the percussion cap maker and powder? Best size to buy #10 or #11’s. I usually buy #11’s and squish em out of round. They seem to stay put better. I’ve read these little beggars be sharp. I have 7 tins of Remington #11’s. No, I bought these before the shortage/price gouging. We have a lot of pie tins from a few Christmas seasons. It’s my wife and my winter obsession. PUMPKIN PIE! I have read a couple places they are the best go to to material. Beer cans b sharp. Something to do whilst watching wifey TV shows and acting interested. Driving down prices of percussion caps one cap at a time! I do realize this may be foolish. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I considered making my own percussion caps, but I decided to go on a mission to find and buy caps and quit complaining about the price. I figure high priced caps beat a high priced injury due to an absent minded mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Come On Christmas Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 1 hour ago, Pat Riot said: I considered making my own percussion caps, but I decided to go on a mission to find and buy caps and quit complaining about the price. I figure high priced caps beat a high priced injury due to an absent minded mistake. I think pie plates instead of beer cans prevents cuts. We got all kind of pie plates due to both my wife and I jonesing pumpkin pies November through December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 2 hours ago, Come On Christmas said: PERCUSSION CAPS Best price or best vendor to buy the percussion cap maker and powder? Best size to buy #10 or #11’s. I usually buy #11’s and squish em out of round. They seem to stay put better. I’ve read these little beggars be sharp. I have 7 tins of Remington #11’s. No, I bought these before the shortage/price gouging. We have a lot of pie tins from a few Christmas seasons. It’s my wife and my winter obsession. PUMPKIN PIE! I have read a couple places they are the best go to to material. Beer cans b sharp. Something to do whilst watching wifey TV shows and acting interested. Driving down prices of percussion caps one cap at a time! I do realize this may be foolish. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE! Howdy..Just reading your avatar...are you saying you are an ex Aussie ?..cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Come On Christmas Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 27 minutes ago, Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 said: Howdy..Just reading your avatar...are you saying you are an ex Aussie ?..cheers Nope, confused. one of my buds was in the Navy and married an Australian. She lived in Dallas with him awhile. Then they moved to Australia and he worked for Ford. He passed away, but I interact with his wife regularly playing Words with Friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 My son got the kit. Gave it to me to work with. I played with punching a few out. Some with can material and some with pie tin aluminum. They looked so hideous, I didn't bother trying to fill them with goop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Here is the kit I have. And as far as I got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Never seen any kit that worked really good and made reliable caps . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Joker Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Buy a flintlock. Even green powder is easy to make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I’m a rock lock shooter it’ll be awhile before we run out of flint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 1 hour ago, Henry T Harrison said: I’m a rock lock shooter it’ll be awhile before we run out of flint Pretty hard to adapt to cap and ball revolvers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 2 hours ago, Henry T Harrison said: I’m a rock lock shooter it’ll be awhile before we run out of flint I like that term, “Rock Lock” Mind if I use it? 1 hour ago, Warden Callaway said: Pretty hard to adapt to cap and ball revolvers. Just buy 6 “Rock Locks” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 22 minutes ago, Pat Riot said: I like that term, “Rock Lock” Mind if I use it? Just buy 6 “Rock Locks” But only load 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 6 hours ago, Pat Riot said: I like that term, “Rock Lock” Mind if I use it? Just buy 6 “Rock Locks” Feel free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Come On Christmas Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 I have read that aluminum pans from pies bought from Sam’s are the best go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Let us know how that turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Brasse, SASS #3562 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I had a Forster percussion cap maker at one time. I sold it without using it for enough (at that time) to buy 1,500 caps. It looked pretty labor intensive for the resulting caps produced. Here's your "rock lock" revolver, a Collier 5 shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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