Using a Ted-Cash/Snail Type Capper with an 1858 Remington

[Noz]

That's a Ted Cash capper.

The mod can be done with a Dremel and a 1/4" sanding drum. With the mouth of the cylinder on a flat surface and the nipples rremoved, hold the Dremel parallel to the work surface and make a single pass down each nipple slot.

Done. It takes a minute or less to do a complete cylinder.

Don't overthink black powder and the black powder guns.

 

[entropy]

a) Nobody cares
b) Everybody knows about this
c) Everyone thinks I'm a "dufus"
d) All of the above
e) Everyone is currently making the mods to their 1858's and snail cappers.

Sorry ... just semi-amused, and semi-downinthedumps due to daily driver transmission issues.

a and b, mostly.

I use an in-line capper for my cap n ball revolvers, so this is a non-issue for me.

 

[elhombreconnonombre]

I believe a snail capper was included with every cased Paterson Colt, so they go back aways.

 

[splattergun]

One thing I like about this forum; some folks like to kick awake a good zombie thread once in a while