Where,s the best place to buy percussion cap's right now? I used to get them at w-mart when they put them on the shelves with the black powder supplies, and I would stock up on em but havent seen any. I do make my own, but would like to get some. #11's if available -thank you-
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ivankerley
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last year they started showing back up around me (SW Ohio) the year before i couldnt find any the handful of LGS and walmarts, basspro etc. they werent around that i was finding. Basspro has had them the last 3 times i was in the prices are high compared to a few years ago but im seeing them.
The walmarts around me are hit and miss theyll have powder and bullets but rarely caps. Ordering online is an option but yer gonna get dinged for the hazmat fee and shipping. wish i could be more helpful
good luck
Gene
The walmarts around me are hit and miss theyll have powder and bullets but rarely caps. Ordering online is an option but yer gonna get dinged for the hazmat fee and shipping. wish i could be more helpful
good luck
Gene
J-Bar
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I ordered some Remmies from Sportsmans Warehouse a couple of months ago...you might check their website.
EljaySL
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Bass Pro has them about half the time around here. They're easy to find online - if you shoot a lot it might be easier to just order a couple of thousand and eat the hazmat ($20 at Cabelas) and be done with it.
Shanghai McCoy
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They tend to be a seasonal (deer) item at Walmarts so that's probably why they don't have any now. if you order from a Cabela's or Bass Pro and do the in store pick up I think they will waive the hazmat charge. Worth checking into if one is close by.
I,'ll definitely get them at Cabelas and pay the hazmat fee..I won't like it, but I just haven't seen them in my neck of the woods.A while back I did show how to make good quality copper caps.. it's in my posts/ threads if you want to check it out cannonball 
Panzerschwein
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I am going to check out the local Cabelas in town to see if they've any caps in stock, will report back soon.
Malachi Leviticus Blue
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On most items Cabelas sells they can check stock at there other locations and will transfer it into your local store for free if you ask. Might work with caps too I suppose, but not sure how the hasmat fee might work it's way into the equation. All they can say is no right?
Cannonman it must be the spelling correct on my settings lol oh if you look up on my threads and posts I showed how to make percussion caps. I started making them with aluminum from soda cans but I dont use that type any more because they throw too much shrapnel. I now use .005 sheet copper which I buy from a hobby store. If your interested I,ll get the name of the company that makes it. I think I payed about ten bucks for a rolled up sheet of it , which will make plenty of caps to keep me busy. I simply took a small piece of steel and drilled a shallow hole in it to make them. I,ve made thousands of copper caps and have had great success
it must be the spelling correct on my settings lol oh if you look up on my threads and posts I showed how to make percussion caps. I started making them with aluminum from soda cans but I dont use that type any more because they throw too much shrapnel. I now use .005 sheet copper which I buy from a hobby store. If your interested I,ll get the name of the company that makes it. I think I payed about ten bucks for a rolled up sheet of it , which will make plenty of caps to keep me busy. I simply took a small piece of steel and drilled a shallow hole in it to make them. I,ve made thousands of copper caps and have had great success
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Went to the Cabela's yesterday and they had tons of caps. Mostly Remington #10 jobs but also some CCI #10s, they didn't have any good cap and ball revolvers though!
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Over the last 6 months or so, all of my local big box stores (cabela's, bass pro, dick's and gander mountain) have had them in stock, as well as my local guys. It's not a big help to you though because we live pretty far away from each other. Are you looking for a local guy or are you looking for the cheapest online seller?
Zeke/PA
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Our local Dick's and Cabella's has 'em year round as do the smaller FFL'S.
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Cooldill,
Was that the KCK or the Wichita Cabela's ?
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I too would be interested in a discussion on making your own percussion caps.
I have done some research into various recipes (both old and modern). I have come to two basic conclusions.
1) It is possible and affordable to make your own very effective percussion caps.
2) You would have to be crazy to try and do it if you don't know what you are doing.
I could post recipes and instructions that I have found, but I would be just too scared to attempt this because I do not have the chemistry and safety experience to not hurt myself.
I have done some research into various recipes (both old and modern). I have come to two basic conclusions.
1) It is possible and affordable to make your own very effective percussion caps.
2) You would have to be crazy to try and do it if you don't know what you are doing.
I could post recipes and instructions that I have found, but I would be just too scared to attempt this because I do not have the chemistry and safety experience to not hurt myself.
EljaySL
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The chemistry isn't complicated but obviously the stuff's very unstable and not something you should be messing with.
That being said, people have used cap gun strips to make percussion caps, and it works, more or less, especially if you use a couple of punch-outs per cap. There was even a product called tap-a-cap that would help you do this, and make the metal part out of tin cans. I guess you can find them on eBay sometimes. There are a couple of people on here who do that - if you do a search you should be able to find details.
That being said, people have used cap gun strips to make percussion caps, and it works, more or less, especially if you use a couple of punch-outs per cap. There was even a product called tap-a-cap that would help you do this, and make the metal part out of tin cans. I guess you can find them on eBay sometimes. There are a couple of people on here who do that - if you do a search you should be able to find details.
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kBob
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There are multiple threads on BP THR about making your own caps.
One member within the last year was making something like the tap o cap for sale IIRC or directed s to someone that did.
Someone made a work table throw together form wood and metal blocks and the rod from a bathroom sink that opens and closes the drain and was producing working caps using "tin foil" cooking pans like roasters and paper caps.
Some have been experimenting with plastic "ring caps" for toy pistols. I actually thought about buying some more yesterday in my local Tractor Supply as there were a few 120 shot packets in their clearance bin, but spent my spare cash on a air pump instead ( caps would be fun, but need a pump to keep mower tires inflated......no not quite mowing time but I use it to spread horse droppings around the pasture instead of just letting piles sit al winter)
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One member within the last year was making something like the tap o cap for sale IIRC or directed s to someone that did.
Someone made a work table throw together form wood and metal blocks and the rod from a bathroom sink that opens and closes the drain and was producing working caps using "tin foil" cooking pans like roasters and paper caps.
Some have been experimenting with plastic "ring caps" for toy pistols. I actually thought about buying some more yesterday in my local Tractor Supply as there were a few 120 shot packets in their clearance bin, but spent my spare cash on a air pump instead ( caps would be fun, but need a pump to keep mower tires inflated......no not quite mowing time but I use it to spread horse droppings around the pasture instead of just letting piles sit al winter)
-kBob
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I've tried the ring caps, saw them in a Big Lots and scarfed them up; they aren't hot enough, got one ignition out of 6 rounds on my ROA. They fit good and are easy to fit on and stay on, have to be pushed off. I've been using them in my NAA Companion around the house to chase squirrels off my feeder. the caps pop, but the powder doesn't ignite and I was using holy black.
I've tried the ring caps, saw them in a Big Lots and scarfed them up; they aren't hot enough, got one ignition out of 6 rounds on my ROA. They fit good and are easy to fit on and stay on, have to be pushed off. I've been using them in my NAA Companion around the house to chase squirrels off my feeder. the caps pop, but the powder doesn't ignite and I was using holy black.
Malachi Leviticus Blue
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I recall someone claiming that using a wire to pick out the paper disc that covers the priming compound inside the plastic cap makes for much better ignition of the powder
Noz
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Percussion cap makers for #10,#11 and now musket cap makers available here!
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/foru...hp?202-mannyCA
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/foru...hp?202-mannyCA
splattergun
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Availability comes and goes around here, but Remington caps have been in stock regularly for the past couple months.
Cabela's and Sportsman's Warehouse have been the most reliable sources for me.
Cabela's and Sportsman's Warehouse have been the most reliable sources for me.
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