Capping an 1858 Remington

[phoenix511]

Advise requested on capping an 1858 Remington ... on the firing line. Shooting NMLRA requires I cap the firearm on the firing line, so it seems loading each nipple from a cap tin is not feasible, as it looks to require at least three hands.

My trouble is getting the cap on the nipple when the cylinder is in the pistol, then a spent cap gets stuck somewhere preventing the cylinder from turning.

Tried all maner of cappers, and clearly the straight line won't work. The Cash snail shaped seems almost to work, and the oval Cash "Rifleman's" also does not work.

I've have tried Pietta/Euroarms/Uberti versions with similar results: about 1 in 20 shots wedge the used cap in the receiver, requiring a forecfull rotation, or at worst, a knife blade to pick out the spent cap.

Could it be the factory nipples need to be dressed to better hold a #11 Remington cap?

 

[arcticap]

The Thompson Center Star capper works with the Pietta Remington 1858. And Remington #10 caps seem to fit many of the Pietta 1958 factory nipples nice and snug so that they won't fall off. Sometimes the Remington #10's may seem like they could use the assist of an extra push from the blunt end of a pencil, piece of dowel or even by applying extra pressure directly with the star capper to fully seat them. But only experimentation will reveal if Remington #10's will work any better with your individual nipples or not. Trying them is less risky than dressing your nipples only to find that it didn't solve the problem.

 

[token tory]

I'm using the "Traditions Range capper" with mine & it works fine for me.
Its the shorter one with only one spring-loaded finger, the other side of the cap being held by the brass body. :thumbsup:

 

[gjr902]

I have the cheapy brass inline capper from Cabelas. I had to file off the 2 "tips" at the end of the capper springs. I have also found that the remington #10's are a touch larger than the CCI #10's. the Rem's slide on with no real effort, unlike the CCI which I have to push all the way on with a pencil.. I'm shooting a Peitta 1851. I have not shot with the Rem's yet. I'm hoping to do that today. Hope this helps

 

[cowpoke1955]

I have an Euroarms 1858. I was shooting Remington and CCI #11 caps. Had to pinch them so they would fit snug. They would back off under recoil. I switched to Remington #10 caps, which fits nice and snug straight from the tin. Never had any problems with caps causing jams. I also use an old brass in-line capper. Works fine for me :thumbsup:

 

[madcratebuilder]

I used to file down the two spring clips found on most in-line capping tools so they would fit the Remington frame revolvers. A few years ago I got two true straight line cappers. Check the photo below. This makes capping the 1858 very quick and easy.

As far as caps coming off after firing, that may be cap to nipple fit. I well chuck nipples in a cordless drill and using a file change the profile so I have a tight nipple fit. Fragments can be caused by to large of hole in the nipple allows gas to lift the hammer off the nipple on firing. Smaller hole, more main spring pressure are two ways to over come this. The AMPCO/TRESSO nipples have a small hole, one reason they work so well.