Traditional Firearms > Cap and Ball Revolvers
DIY Percussion Caps
Fyrstyk:
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--- Quote from: Fyrstyk on December 07, 2023, 08:13:22 AM ---I use the same method, except for the drying part. I spray the filled caps with aqua net hair spray. They work great as a substitute and back-up. I have had only 3 failures to fire in over 500 caps made and used.
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Are you doing the dry or wet method?
[I use the dry method
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Rob DiStefano:
--- Quote from: Fyrstyk on December 08, 2023, 10:41:19 AM ---
--- Quote from: RobD on December 07, 2023, 09:43:53 AM ---
--- Quote from: Fyrstyk on December 07, 2023, 08:13:22 AM ---I use the same method, except for the drying part. I spray the filled caps with aqua net hair spray. They work great as a substitute and back-up. I have had only 3 failures to fire in over 500 caps made and used.
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Are you doing the dry or wet method?
[I use the dry method
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So far in my testing, cutting the powder dots off as squares negates the need for any kinda glue.
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Winter Hawk:
I need to head off to get a bunch of toy gun caps now! Glad to hear that they don't lead to rusting, although I hadn't read that the chemicals would. This sounds a lot easier than mixing the powder, getting it into the cap, adding acetone etc. which is the primary reason I only made one batch in half a year of having the equipment. :o ::)
~Kees~
Ohio Joe:
Keep us posted on how they work, Kees. I've heard they do / and I've heard they aren't reliable (and I don't know if that was do to the paper covering creating a blockage in the Nipple port??? But, it may also have just been the caps? Let us know. :shake
Jim in Wisconsin:
There isn't much activity on this revolver section, but I thought I would just comment that percussion caps are now (finally) available in a lot of places. At least the #11's are, not the #10's.
Now all we need is spring weather so I can make some smoke and noise in the back yard!
I have about a half a flask of actual black powder left, then I want to start using a can of pyrodex that I bought a few years ago. If that works ok and isn't quite so messy I think I'll stick with that.
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