cap choice

[lenl349]

looking for percussion caps for my 1851 Navy. do you guys have a preference? Remington, CCI RSW etc...?

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Get what you can get your hands upon!

LD

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Yes whatever you can get, get it quick.

 

[ADK Bigfoot]

Midway had the RWS caps recently. They are, IMHO, the best currently available.

ADK Bigfoot

 

[Stony Broke]

I've used CCI for many years, but actually I have tried some others now and then....and can't really see any difference in performance or accuracy.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Remington #10 caps were my favorite, but they’re now out of production.

 

[Cowboy]

Without running the risk of getting political, I too would advise buy what you can, where you can?

I pretty much have an adequate supply of most brands already mentioned.

As to your original question? I really don’t have a go to brand.

Very rare that I have, or had a FTF due to the caps ?

Again, at this point of the game, buy what you can if you’re in a position to do so my friend.

Definitely need caps to shoot a percussion gun.

Respectfully, Cowboy

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Gosh, I’m starting to think the rocklock boys might be on to something.

Caps are hard to find, and tough to make.

Flints are... a rock.

 

[Don Steele]

When I shot caplocks..I tried several common brands. FWIW: RWS was my first choice. NO question.

 

[toot]

beggars can't be choosers, if it goes bang get it.

 

[dave951]

Regardless of the rumors, plenty of percussion caps available. I get my stuff from

http://blackpowderva.com/
no shortages

 

[Billy Boy]

Over the years, almost, 52 yrs of making smoke, Remingtons were always the best for me and my iron.

 

[LST-1185]

Remington #10 are the ones that fit and work the best, using aftermarket nipples, on my c&b revolvers. However since Remingtons ammunition division has been bought out by Vista Outdoors I'm not sure if they'll continue to manufacture their caps since they already own the CCI brand. So I got some RWS 1075 plus caps from Midwayusa.com that I'm going to try later this week. I do use CCI#11 magnum caps for my rifles, which work fine, but they often required two strikes with the revolvers hammer to fire. Forum members have posted that the RWS 1075 caps work great with oem nipples and are good with aftermarket nipples except Slix-Shot's.

 

[omark]

I started shooting cap guns in 69 and have always preferred RWS1075. Mark

 

[Newtire]

Remington Magnum if you can find them. Remington seems to have a more uniform pop sound to me. RWS are great but no better than Remington magnum and cost way more. CCI has improved over past years.

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

Get what ever fits the nipples. If the caps are a tad too big, you can always pinch them before you put them on and they should work just fine.

 

[Sven205]

Anyone quoting the discontinuation of Remington caps have a source for the information?

 

[towgunner11h]

I just bought a whole bunch of Remington #10s last week. I should have asked the shop owner if he could get any more.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Regardless of the rumors, plenty of percussion caps available. I get my stuff from

http://blackpowderva.com/
no shortages

I've been a customer of Back Creek Gun Shop in the past. I enjoyed doing business there.

LD