Too bad they don't make 6 shot cap rings that would fit the Colt/Remington cylinders.
It would be convenient to be able to cap them all at once. The problem being the possibility of all 6 chambers going off(or any going off) with the cylinder out of the gun.
I did try ring caps once, years ago, on a Pietta 51 Navy. Worked just fine. I may have to swing by Family Dollar and pick up a pack to try again. Good to know there is a field expedient, emergency substitute available.
Perhaps the corrosive nature is a great excuse to buy Treso nipples.
I wonder if loading 5-10 grains of 4f before loading the balance of 2f or 3f would help with ignition?
Maybe grind up the tips of strike anywhere match heads and put a few grains of that in each chamber before filling with powder would help.
I've packed the noses of hollowpoint airgun pellets with ground up strike anywhere tips and they made a nice bang when they hit something hard.
It would be convenient to be able to cap them all at once. The problem being the possibility of all 6 chambers going off(or any going off) with the cylinder out of the gun.
I did try ring caps once, years ago, on a Pietta 51 Navy. Worked just fine. I may have to swing by Family Dollar and pick up a pack to try again. Good to know there is a field expedient, emergency substitute available.
Perhaps the corrosive nature is a great excuse to buy Treso nipples.
I wonder if loading 5-10 grains of 4f before loading the balance of 2f or 3f would help with ignition?
Maybe grind up the tips of strike anywhere match heads and put a few grains of that in each chamber before filling with powder would help.
I've packed the noses of hollowpoint airgun pellets with ground up strike anywhere tips and they made a nice bang when they hit something hard.
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