Anyone Having a hard time finding caps?

[gtrgy888]

As a last resort, these will work.
Found them cheap on amazon. Use care!
Since they are plastic and kinda stretchy, they fit #10 and #11 nipples and they stay on even better than pinched #11s on my Pietta revolvers. Haven't really HAD to use them yet as I found a few tin's of VERY vintage #10 caps on ebay. But I gotem if I need em, and they DO work.




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Be careful with these. They’re easier to accidentally ignite than the copper ones.

 

[woodnbow]

Huh... I’m rich!

 

[Phillip Sladek]

Well I am new to the forum. just purchased my first Black powder pistol . Its a Armi San Marco colt walker. I have everything I need but the stupid caps. I live in Mogadore Ohio and no place around here I can find them. Does anyone have any suggestion on maybe where I can get them. Its a killer to have a new toy and just have to sit and look at it.
Thanks for any ideals.

 

[arcticap]

Well I am new to the forum. just purchased my first Black powder pistol . Its a Armi San Marco colt walker. I have everything I need but the stupid caps. I live in Mogadore Ohio and no place around here I can find them. Does anyone have any suggestion on maybe where I can get them. Its a killer to have a new toy and just have to sit and look at it.
Thanks for any ideals.

Folks have said that Back Creek Gun Shop virtually never runs out of caps. --->>> http://www.blackpowderva.com

American Finn posted that this Michigan muzzle loading shop does gunsmithing and has a lot of guns and parts. --->>> http://www.kenockeetradinpost.com

You never know where you'll find them, you need to look high and low.
Welcome to the THR black powder forum Phillip Sladek.

 

[stephen cockerham]

I’ve found that with standard CCI caps I have a bit of an ignition delay when using Pyrodex. I try not to use that stuff, but sometimes it’s my only option. With the Remingtons and CCI Magnums I haven’t noticed a delay.

try the triple 7 its good stuff and very powerful

 

[DocCharlie]

Early today they had RWS caps in stock. I think minimum was 1000 and a little expensive. But still cheaper than what’s on GB. Here’s the link. https://powderinc.com/product/rws-11-percussion-caps/

 

[DocCharlie]

Anyone ever used these before? I came across them at my local shop for 7.50.

 

[TheOutlawKid]

Huh... I’m rich!

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Geez! Are people actually buying them for this price?! Cuz then id say we are BOTH rich! Thats an insane price

 

[arcticap]

Anyone ever used these before? I came across them at my local shop for 7.50.

Can we see what the caps look like or can you describe them?
Navy Arms didn't make caps, but sold different caps from different companies, with different color labels on the tins.
Their tins with the red label were corrosive brass Italian caps at first, which then changed to RWS 1075's that were made in Germany.
I wasn't able to find any info. about the contents of the Navy Arms tins with a green label.
RWS caps have ribbed copper cups filled with green primer compound.
Caps made by CCI have an orange primer compound.
And older Remington caps had a gold colored priming compound.

 

[DocCharlie]

Can we see what the caps look like or can you describe them?
Navy Arms didn't make caps, but sold different caps from different companies, with different color labels on the tins.
Their tins with the red label were corrosive brass Italian caps at first, which then changed to RWS 1075's that were made in Germany.
I wasn't able to find any info. about the contents of the Navy Arms tins with a green label.
RWS caps have ribbed copper cups filled with green primer compound.
Caps made by CCI have an orange primer compound.
And older Remington caps had a gold colored priming compound.

Yes give me a few to send pics of caps. In my google search I have found nothing for that tin

 

[DocCharlie]

Here’s a few photos. I just bought them a few days ago. Looked to be all new stock.

 

[woodnbow]

Geez! Are people actually buying them for this price?! Cuz then id say we are BOTH rich! Thats an insane price

Yup! That auction sold and he created another! Crazy times. People are nervous...

 

[woodnbow]

Yes give me a few to send pics of caps. In my google search I have found nothing for that tin

The C on the cap looks like CCI caps I’ve seen. I could be wrong though, it’s been a while since I’ve had any cci caps.

 

[DocCharlie]

The C on the cap looks like CCI caps I’ve seen. I could be wrong though, it’s been a while since I’ve had any cci caps.

That’s what I was wondering. I havnt seen any cci s either. I tried to google everything on the caps label and absolutely nothing shows up online for it.it’s definitely an Orange compound though.

 

[TheOutlawKid]

Yep they are rebranded CCI caps. I bet they are new old stock...prolly sitting around in a back room for years. Good thing the priming compound doesnt go bad.

 

[arcticap]

Here’s a few photos. I just bought them a few days ago. Looked to be all new stock.

Here's some relabeled CCI's that were sold by CVA.
At the 11:30 position I can just make out the letters "CCI".
They always worked well.
Some Walmarts sell Winchester Magnum caps that are made by CCI.
These CVA's may have come from Walmart too, a looong time ago,

The newer CCI's are stamped with only the letter "C" .
This photo has high magnification by using the cursor, C is at 2:00. -->>>https://thegundealer.net/product/cci-percussion-caps-no-11-100-primers/