Dexterado
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I’m thinking about making my own caps, but I’m wondering if the will still work in the cappers? I’m also a little worried about reliability, but I priced some at a local gums store, and they wanted $43.50 for a 250 count can.
Homemade caps
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Midsouth shooters supply has cci #11Magnum caps for 120.00 per thousand and currently no hazmat fee with a code they have posted. As far as homemade caps and cappers I haven’t tried it but probably not. The caps can be reliable if done consistently and simply using prime all and acetone with Duco cement. Nothing fancy just keep it simple.
Dexterado
32 Cal
$120 per thousand is a little better, and would last me a long long time. Thanks for the info.
You bet! It doesn’t hurt to make your own too for backup. Plus it adds to the hobby, like making your own powder or pouring lead, which I still haven’t done yet!
Dexterado
32 Cal
I really enjoy the casting. I’m doing .457 and .375. Finding soft lead has been an issue though. I’m using range lead a buddy gave me, and it’s a little harder.
Dexterado
32 Cal
That’s what I was afraid of.
rodwha
58 Cal.
Have you tried a salvage yard? I bought old recycled lead piping for $1/lb a decade ago. Not everyone will sell it though.
longcruise
70 Cal.
As above, won;t fit cappers. especially if you are going to shoot them with pistols (your avatar). For rifles, you can make your own leather cappers by punching the holes larger.
My DIY caps are absolutely reliable. Mine are hotter than commercial caps. How hot they are can depend on how much of the formula you put into each cap.
I estimate that I can make about three thousand caps with my approximately $90 dollar investment. That includes taxes, shipping and the purchase of a roll of aluminum cause the tin cans are just a huge PITA.
If you don't have time to make these then don't bother especially if your time is worth money. Mine isn't since I'm retired.
Dexterado
32 Cal
I called one, they didn’t sell anything
They work in the polishcapper star cappers in a 1858.
Dexterado
32 Cal
I went ahead and took the advice to purchase some from midsouth shooters. Found a code to wave hazmat fee. 1000 should last me for years, and at my age, probably the rest of my life.
longcruise
70 Cal.
I think you made the right move.
Dexterado
32 Cal
Casting the balls, and making the wads is enough for me
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And they're non-corrosive, unlike the homemade caps.
rodwha
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Interesting. I bought a cap making tool and compound material but didn’t realize when I bought it that it was corrosive. Guessing it behaves something like black powder, no big deal when you clean it today.
If you clean your gun after shooting it won’t corrode any more than any other cap. It does leave a rust colored residue on the cones but it cleans right off no problem. But it isn’t rust.
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You can make a capper to hold your caps from a thick piece of leather. Punch holes along the edge and slit the hole with a razor blade. You can punch a hole in your cap holder so you can hang it around your neck. Ohio Rusty
I have been doing exactly that for over forty years. I put the strip with the caps between two layers of leather and it helps keep them from drawing moisture.
