Percussion caps

[Jlong51454]

I hope this is the correct place to post this. I was in Premier Arms in Brownsburg yesterday and they had 8 tins of no11 percussion caps on the shelf.

 

[2in1evtime]

They are hard to find right now i am looking for more #10's at present

 

[walkercolt]

I just received #10 caps from Cabelas online.

They had a $12.95 hazardous shipping fee per order and signature required, the fee was not per tin but for the entire order.

You may find them cheaper elsewhere, but I was just glad to find them.

 

[dak109]

They are hard to find right now i am looking for more #10's at present

How much difference is there in #10 bs #11?
I picked up a tin of #10 by mistake ( been a long time since I played with BP). I found they fit my Spanish made 45 caliber better than #11’s.

 

[Ark]

I've seen a few tins at Atterbury a couple of times recently.

For fun range use you can pinch 11s with pliers or even your fingers to get enough tension to keep them on the caps of a revolver. You'll probably have to fix more cap jams but you can fire with them.

 

[Leadeye]

The supply has been spotty at best, maybe things are easing up. I've been lucky to have friends direct me to supplies or sell them directly. A while back, I was down to my last tin.

 

[G192127]

Last I heard they were 10$/100 at Friendship.
I got some if you can't find any, I'll help a fellow bp"er out.

 

[rb288]

I just picked up a Pedersoli Hawken, my first BP rifle.
I have over 2000 #10 caps for my pistols but couldn't find #11s anywhere.
So in doing some research, I read that one guy took his rifle nipple, sized for #11 caps and put it in a drill and filed it down a touch to fit #10s.
I tried it and it worked great.
You don't need to take much off. The #10s are just a bit smaller than the #11s. But now, my 10s all fit and function flawlessly.

 

[hoglegs]

I just picked up a Pedersoli Hawken, my first BP rifle.
I have over 2000 #10 caps for my pistols but couldn't find #11s anywhere.
So in doing some research, I read that one guy took his rifle nipple, sized for #11 caps and put it in a drill and filed it down a touch to fit #10s.
I tried it and it worked great.
You don't need to take much off. The #10s are just a bit smaller than the #11s. But now, my 10s all fit and function flawlessly.

Nice fix, gotta make due with what we've got these days. Always on the lookout for a used tap-o-cap at gun shows, anyone ever see / use one?? I found some nice detailed blueprints for a DIY set, but probably beyond my garage machining ability

 

[cg21]

Local Walmarts (nwi) have put out muzzle loader stuff for hunting season. $5 Found #11’s don’t worry I left some on the shelf. Now I have to find powder.

 

[MrSmitty]

Check smaller LGS's they tend to stock stuff like that for regulars, last year (I know) I was at a gun store in Evansville, he had a boatload of #11's.... it's out there.....

 

[Walking Bear]

You can buy a Mag Spark and use 209 primers

 

[Hassiebawked]

I had no clue these percussion caps were going for so much. I had a bunch that I got in a black powder lot. I threw the entire lot on Gun Broker hoping to get about 50-75 bucks. I nearly crapped when I saw they ended at over $900! Crazy times we are living in.

 

[BigRed]

I have a hard enough time remembering what size cap covers my head. Now I'm supposed to know what cap covers my nipples?

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

I have a hard enough time remembering what size cap covers my head. Now I'm supposed to know what cap covers my nipples?

Hey, if Destiny and the other girls can do it, I think you should be able to also.

 

[Wolfhound]

Hey, if Destiny and the other girls can do it, I think you should be able to also.