Easy switch from percussion caps to musket caps?

[Sparkitoff]

Well, if you haven't noticed there seems to be a shortage of caps at the moment. I have 1000 #11's on order and a cap-maker kit on the way. I also got 1000 4-wing shutzen musket caps. My percussion rifles include a Zouave, Buffalo Hunter, CVA Hawken, Pedersoli SxS Shotgun, Traditions rifle and a Pedersoli rolling block percussion. I have musket nipples for all of them I think. I've never used musket caps before. Do I just change the nipple and keep on truckin'? More to it that that? Maybe some of these are better suited for musket caps than others? Saving the #11's for revolvers..... Thanks

 

[kje54]

Well, if you haven't noticed there seems to be a shortage of caps at the moment. I have 1000 #11's on order and a cap-maker kit on the way. I also got 1000 4-wing shutzen musket caps. My percussion rifles include a Zouave, Buffalo Hunter, CVA Hawken, Pedersoli SxS Shotgun, Traditions rifle and a Pedersoli rolling block percussion. I have musket nipples for all of them I think. I've never used musket caps before. Do I just change the nipple and keep on truckin'? More to it that that? Maybe some of these are better suited for musket caps than others? Saving the #11's for revolvers..... Thanks

I've always used #11s on muskets and #10s on revolvers.

 

[.36Rooster]

I think so, but I'm not sure. I have a buddy who converted his Thompson to musket caps and says misfires are a thing of the past.

For me, misfires were a thing of the past when I started cleaning my nipple and flash channel and using my ball starter to seat the caps firmly... but he doesn't seem to have any trouble...

I'm sure it will be fine. I think it's just more fire. How hard can it be?

 

[ppg1949]

I did it on several rifles by switching the nipples to musket nipples. It is like using super magnum #11 caps on your rifles. I had no problems.

 

[.36Rooster]

I did it on several rifles by switching the nipples to musket nipples. It is like using super magnum #11 caps on your rifles. I had no problems.

Thats kind of the same idea I had from my buddy.

 

[Sparkitoff]

Yeah, I don't have a misfire issue. Just an abundance of musket caps. I guess I will try it on each and see how they respond.

 

[Grimord]

Yeah, I don't have a misfire issue. Just an abundance of musket caps. I guess I will try it on each and see how they respond.

The only issue that sometimes arises is if the hammer nose does not hit the musket cap squarely, then there will be no boom. On side hammer guns, I have had to shim out the hammer to get a direct hit, or take off the hammer nose recess so there is more surface area to hit the musket cap.

 

[4570Tom]

I use RWS musket caps for most of my T/C rifles. However, my Hawken does not work well with musket caps for the reason Grimord noted above, so I stick with #11's for that.

 

[Billbobebob]

Well, if you haven't noticed there seems to be a shortage of caps at the moment. I have 1000 #11's on order and a cap-maker kit on the way. I also got 1000 4-wing shutzen musket caps. My percussion rifles include a Zouave, Buffalo Hunter, CVA Hawken, Pedersoli SxS Shotgun, Traditions rifle and a Pedersoli rolling block percussion. I have musket nipples for all of them I think. I've never used musket caps before. Do I just change the nipple and keep on truckin'? More to it that that? Maybe some of these are better suited for musket caps than others? Saving the #11's for revolvers..... Thanks