Capper for 1858 Remington

[Flintlock_bob]

I was shooting my 1858 Rem. Army yesterday and putting those caps on with my fingers just isn't as easy as using my straight capper on my 1860 Colt Army.

Is there a capper that works on the Remington?

 

[Maven]

My no name straight capper works very well on both my rifles and my 1858 NMA revolver, However, cruise around this site and see if there's something that may work better for you: http://www.tdcmfgstore.com/agora.cgi?product=ShootingSupplies

 

[Flintlock_bob]

My capper works like the TDC Univeral Straight Line Capper shown on the page you linked to. It fits on the nipple fine but when I pull it off the clip/spring spreads to release the cap but will not fit through the gap in the cylinder next to the nipple. The Colt has a larger gap so the capper slips off as it should. Don't see any that will work.

Both guns are Uberti. I like shooting the Colt more anyway :grin:

 

[hawkeye2]

Expensive and they work on Remingtons but not a lot of the other styles without modification.

www.polishcappers.com

MY wife and I have shot Remingtons, both Pietta and Uberti, in competition for years and never had any issues with capping with our fingers, only takes a minute.

I bought one of the Ted Cash cappers from Track of the Wolf but have never bothered to try it. Here is Track's comment on them: "This capper will help "start" caps on your New Model 1858 Remington revolver, but you must seat the cap fully using your thumb. The extra deep shroud formed by the Remington nipple cavity prevents any capper from fully seating the cap. We've tried them all." I would recommend seating the cap gently with a short dowel rather than one's digits but I never follow my advise.

 

[BullRunBear]

I've read about people who enlarged the space by grinding with, I think, a Dremel tool that lets a straight line capper be used. That might be safe but I'm leery of changing anything on the part that holds the powder charge. Perhaps I'm overly cautious. I just use my fingers and a small pencil eraser to place the caps. It's slower but I don't use C&B revolvers to for quick reloads. :grin:

Jeff

 

[hawkeye2]

The shroud opening can be enlarged with a grinding stone or a mill if you have access but the modified gun wouldn't be allowed in as issued matches. From what I have read it doesn't affect function at all so it's up to the individual. The pencil eraser is a very good suggestion. If I remember correctly it was on this forum many years ago that someone had posted pictures of the damage to his thumb which was very severe when the chamber went off while he was seating a cap. Fortunately he was holding the revolver in such a way the ball didn't strike him or anything else to cause an injury or damage.

 

[reloader4410]

Dremeled many a cylinders with no problems, makes a snail capper work great, also I never thumb seat I use a deer horn tip ground to a flat to fully seat caps. I seen the same picture of a thumb,that's why I use a deer horn.
HAPPY TRAILS.

 

[azmntman]

Have not seen the "thumb picture" but i FINALLY was able to get out Sunday and shoot my chosen deer rifle, .45 TC hawkin. Of course I came home with the usual slit in my thumb :idunno: No clue how it happens but I always get a slit in the thumb with cappers be they rifle or pistol or revolver

 

[reloader4410]

Search engine brought me back to this site below link should get a thumb pic.
http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php/topic,1620.0.html

Scroll down to see pic.
HAPPY TRAILS

 

[azmntman]

didnt see it? Maybe its an older photobucket and Mr Thumb aint coughed up his dues?

 

[hawkeye2]

Third post down by Cuts Crooked, small photo, easy to miss

 

[azmntman]

:shocked2: who'd a thunkit :surrender:

 

[William O.]

http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/in...8v6c2&action=dlattach;topic=1620.0;attach=855