Current percussion cap source

[64Springer]

5000 musket caps at Graff's went from $389 to $460. WHY?

Plus tax, shipping and hazmat.

Outdoor Limited 1,000 caps for 130 bucks is 13 cent each.

Graf's 5,000 caps for 400 bucks is 8 cent each. A very good price right now. Tax is a wash cuzz it always gets figured into every purchase. Many times shipping is free at Graf's with enough money spent.

Graf's hazmat is 23 bucks I think. Free until the 19th/Tomorrow.

Outdoor Limited hazmat I believe is 40 bucks. At least it was when I looked at some Winchester Large Rifle primers. I just looked. $39.62 is hazmat shipping.

40 bucks for hazmat gives me heartburn when everyone else charges half as much. It's great that they have hard to find items in stock. But they shouldn't harm their buyers in the process.

.025 with inflation added.

 

[AlexB]

Anyone make their own musket caps?

Seems all you would need is a die and some charge same as any other.

 

[BBGun]

received my 1000 caps today that I ordered Monday. Thanks to BBGun for the above post as well as rmefbowhunter and keyhole for their endorsement of Outdoor Limited . I’d never heard of them. website says they only have 12 left if anyone else is interested.

Thanks, I'm glad I could help out.

 

[ernbar]

Bass Pro has Remingtons in stock as of this posting. I ordered 10 tins a couple of days ago. No shipping or hazmat since they will be sent to the Bass Pro about 30 minutes away from me. The only other BP shop that has caps wants $22 a tin so $13.99 looks a tad better in price. Let’s see if Academy and Walmart will have any in the near future as speculated.

 

[lostsmenfive]

Bass Pro has Remingtons in stock as of this posting. I ordered 10 tins a couple of days ago. No shipping or hazmat since they will be sent to the Bass Pro about 30 minutes away from me. The only other BP shop that has caps wants $22 a tin so $13.99 looks a tad better in price. Let’s see if Academy and Walmart will have any in the near future as speculated.

Thank You - just ordered from Bass Pro. To the store. Perfect!!!!!!!

 

[NorthFork]

22 reloader for dies and priming compound and then search this forum on how to do it.

 

[AlexB]

Went with root beer flavored caps for tomorrow's session.

 

[ernbar]

Bass Pro still has them in stock

 

[n.h.schmidt]

Alex You are spacing the punching too far apart. At that rate you will get only 27 out of your double can. Space them closer and get 48 to 51 per doubled up can. That's what I usually get.

 

[AlexB]

Alex You are spacing the punching too far apart. At that rate you will get only 27 out of your double can. Space them closer and get 48 to 51 per doubled up can. That's what I usually get.

I go any closer and they get uneven tops leading to being rejected.
I grabbed another die to see if it's a gap issue.

 

[ernbar]

I go any closer and they get uneven tops leading to being rejected.
I grabbed another die to see if it's a gap issue.

Yes if you punch the discs too close they get goofy. Try about less than 1/4” separation. I also tried doubling the aluminum thickness that makes a sturdier cap.

 

[BackDraft]

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Went with root beer flavored caps for tomorrow's session.

Like the anvil.

 

[user 31232]

Like the anvil.

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Went with root beer flavored caps for tomorrow's session.

Great choice ! Having no caffeine your shots won't jump all over the place

 

[AlexB]

Yes if you punch the discs too close they get goofy. Try about less than 1/4” separation. I also tried doubling the aluminum thickness that makes a sturdier cap.

Those are doubled and have been having 100% ignition the last 5 or 6 hundred caps.
Was actually much easier to dial in than I thought it would be.

 

[n.h.schmidt]

The punch can be expanded to make a real close fit to the die. On mine I had .005 gap and that's way too much. I placed a steel ball into the end of the punch and gently taped it to expand the teeth. I can punch out with nearly no gap between the punchings. It's now easy to get 16 punch outs in a line of the pop can. If I am close I can get 17. Three rows of 17 makes 51 cups per can. I just couldn't live with the sloppy fit and mangled metal.

 

[Wheelman]

I got a thousand from outdoor unlimited.
Remington #11

Bass pro said they were out.

Ouch

Glad these things are not semi auto.

If they dont come around i think i will go with the 22lr dude and start homebrewing.

Cheers

 

[Blackpowderart]

I live a few min from highpoint nc and outdoor limited is a legit brick and mortar

 

[bronko220002]

Just before all this crap started I told my local dealer to get me a carton of cci #11 caps. He looked at me like I had 3 heads!
But now I'm sitting pretty with plenty of caps and powder. I have about 150 lbs of lead and several molds so I'm good for as long as I'm alive!

 

[painter]

Outdoor Limited 1,000 caps for 130 bucks is 13 cent each.

Graf's 5,000 caps for 400 bucks is 8 cent each. A very good price right now. Tax is a wash cuzz it always gets figured into every purchase. Many times shipping is free at Graf's with enough money spent.

Graf's hazmat is 23 bucks I think. Free until the 19th/Tomorrow.

Outdoor Limited hazmat I believe is 40 bucks. At least it was when I looked at some Winchester Large Rifle primers. I just looked. $39.62 is hazmat shipping.

40 bucks for hazmat gives me heartburn when everyone else charges half as much. It's great that they have hard to find items in stock. But they shouldn't harm their buyers in the process.

.025 with inflation added.

Free hazmat over $150 extended until the 29th.

 

[BlazingIron]

I was just on Outdoor Limited’s website. I tried placing an order for over $200 that included caps and the hazmat shipping fee still applies.