rem#11 caps any problems?

[rem700nut]

after 20 years not shooting bp revolver ,back in the game got used ROA and new 1851 navy, installed tresco nipples,had 1 tin rem#11 caps they fit snug on both guns ,cant find any#10s anywhere,so orderd 5k of #11(while have money, plant close lose job soon) havent fired either gun yet.anyproblems with the shorter #11 falling off or fragmenting and peices jamming up the gun, or othere problems?20 years ago had c.v.a caps jam gun up from fragments falling in gun .cva quality back then on anything wansnt to good to me, just did not know if that was the nature of the beast or junk caps

 

[Smokin_Gun]

Nope have had no problems with Rem or CCI caps over a fair span of time...
If ya have a heavy mainspring or maybe the sharp edge of the hammer when it slams home on the cap/cone. Or maybe the hammer a hair more to one side/frame(shearin'), or hittin' the cones/nipples when lowered.
Almost forgot ... squeeze the caps a hair then push um on the nipples, they'll stay on till fired.
My $.02 :O)

 

[Voodoochile]

Smokin Gun said it right, give a slight pinch to the cap to give it a slight egg shape then place them on the cones, they'll stay there till the hammer strikes em.

As far as cap fragments falling around & jamming up the works, I've got 2 NMA's & 1 1860 Army here & I don't have much issues with cap fragments although the colt design sometimes will tend to get one stuck from time to time but with a little practice with pointing the muzzle up & then slightly to the right as you rotate the hammer back will make that a rare occurence, as far as the Ruger goes I'm not sure because I've never owned one.

Welcome back & safe shooting.

 

[tpelle]

FWIW, I use kind of the opposite technique from that described by Voodochile - I point the muzzle DOWN while cocking.

The only time I've ever had a cap jam up the works on my Pietta 1860 Army was when I used the cock-while-muzzle-up technique. The cap under the hammer would sometimes fall off and slide down the hammer slot, then jam things up.

My reasoning is that, by keeping the muzzle pointed down while cocking, the cap tends to be held on the nipple by gravity until the cylinder rotates it to the right and it's now past the hammer slot and against the recoil shield. Then you can point the muzzle upwards if you wish, and if the cap does come off at that point, it tends to fall clear out the relieved area in the recoil shield where you put the cap on.

I do give the caps a slight pinch to help hold them on.

Whatever works for you, I guess.