Remington 1858 Cylinder Modification for Capping

[Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329]

Good Morning:

A new cap gun shooter asked me how to open the area of his 1858 Remmie to make capping easier.
I remember that when I was shooting Remmies, I opened the capping area around the nipples with a dremel tool.

It was popular then, among Remmie shooters.
I used to have before & after pictures to show the difference, but I don't have them anymore.
Anybody have these pictures, so I can pass them on to him?

Thanks in advance.

--Dawg 

[Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329]

Issue solved!

Found Pale Wolff's 2019 link to this modification with a video from Bottom Dealin Mike!

Thanks Pale Wolf & Mike!

--Dawg

 

[Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933]

Left cylinder opened up with a ball end mill.  Right stock cylinder.

 

 

 

[Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329]

Thanks Larsen -- That's the picture I used to have in my files

--Dawg

[Sedalia Dave]

The capper that Polish Cappers sells over in the merchant corner will work with unmodified Remingtons as well as ROAs and Colt clones. I use them on all my C&B pistols and prefer them to snail cappers

 

 

[Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329]

Thanks Dave:

I'll pass that on to my new cap gun shooter!

--Dawg

[watab kid]

pretty cool  , but i dont have an end mill 

[irish ike, SASS #43615]

I shot Remmies for 12 years. I used a Ted Nash capper and never had to do anything to the cylinder.

[Abilene, SASS # 27489]

7 minutes ago, irish ike, SASS #43615 said:

I shot Remmies for 12 years. I used a Ted Nash capper and never had to do anything to the cylinder.

Is that Ted Cash's brother?   Is it the snail type?  I have yet to shoot my '58's with the percussion cylinders.

[Lucky R. K.]

The '58's will work with the Cash INLINE capper without modification but, to use the snail capper, you have to modify it with an endmill or something else. I have a pair that have been done with an endmill.

Lucky 

[irish ike, SASS #43615]

Sorry Ted Cash capper, straight. Holds about 20 caps. I had 3 so I didn't need to fill them at a 6 stage match.

[Sedalia Dave]

Last two inline cappers I had got used for target practice.  Both ended up with a cap wedged inside. 

 

They will work fine with anything except Remington #10 caps. The #10s are taller than any other cap and eventually one will get stuck. I love my fingers too much to fiddle with live caps stuck inside a flimsy piece of brass.

 

YMMV

[Lucky R. K.]

On 9/17/2025 at 11:29 PM, Sedalia Dave said:

They will work fine with anything except Remington #10 caps. The #10s are taller than any other cap and eventually one will get stuck. I love my fingers too much to fiddle with live caps stuck inside a flimsy piece of brass.

 

My Cash in-line capper is made of steel (or something like it) and is not flexible. Don't know anything about the brass capper. I don't use #10 Remington caps, I use #11 CCI's.

Lucky