Just got a notification from a large ML supplier that they had #11s back in stock. Decided to look, even though I just got a cap making kit and compound. Already sold out in less than 20 minutes. So, so glad I invested in the kit. Now to make some.
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Good deal, I've been doing that for 2 years and was shooting when most were sitting home. Easy method just be sure to follow directions! Make a scoop to fill the caps, just for info. I removed the anvil from a spent small pistol primer flattened the dimple out and soldered it to a length of copper wire. Fill the scoop to just over round not flat and pour into the new cap. The way I found easiest to hold the caps for filling is an old paint stick drilled just big enough to slip in a cap fill them and then seal. They sealing not necessary but I had a few fall apart so I mix 50-50 acetone and spritz bottle hair spray one drop each then pop them out after abt 30 sec. so they don't stick in the paint stick. I make 25 per stick but I have to mix a 3x batch for 25. MIX WELL NO LUMPS, even color
Good shooting.
coupe
Good shooting.
coupe
I was trying to figure how to hold the new empty caps for installing the primer compound and naturally later for acetone - right now I have just made a bunch of empty caps...getting ready for next steps but it seems scary...
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mixing the components is like making love to a Red head. soft and gentle and things turn out great.
too much aggression and you will get your fingers burned!
remember, soft does it.
too much aggression and you will get your fingers burned!
remember, soft does it.
tgfrench
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Couple pieces of wood lattice strips drilled with 20 holes in each strip. I get 17-20 caps per mix. I found a plastic earwax removal spoon from a dr office to be 1/3 of the small dipper. I also have a #3 cake icing funnel from wallys for exactly placing the charge.
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I have heard that the trays that large rifle or pistol primers come in make a dandy tray for cap making. Have yet to try though.
Did someone post on here about buying the chemicals online to make the priming compound? I just ordered the primall pack from 22sharpshooter. As soon as I clicked on pay now I instantly got three notices that my card had been hacked. I don’t want to order from them again.
Yikes, that's freaky. I ordered 2 a couple years ago no issues from 22reloader.
I didn’t have any trouble when I ordered the cap maker.
I had no issues a couple of weeks ago. What payment method did you use; I used Apple Pay.
I have a debit card I use just for online orders just for this reason.
I have not ordered from SharpShooter because I have called and no one every answers the phone or calls back also have e mailed several times with no response I am hesitant to order from them because I cant believe their customer service is any good I will pay the higher price from DGW
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I've ordered online from SharpShooter 3 times in the last year and a half. Got an instant email confirmation each time and shipping confirmation the next day. Received each order in 2-3 days. That's been my experience.
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I got my potassium chlorate and antimony trisulfide from skylighter website. I already had finely ground sulfur at home for my blackpowder manufacturing. Get as finely ground chemicals as you can. You will need a good balance to weigh out your chemicals. The ground glass is not necessary to make a very powerful primer.
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I'd imagine it's a small operation. Don't blame you for being put off from the no responses, no excuse in that. Everything is kinda like a crap shoot these days.
This is just what I did: when I ordered the priming compound I also ordered extra scoops knowing that some would go missing. I took one of those and filed it down pretty shallow and use it to put the powder in the cap body. After filling the little scoop, I place the cap inverted on the scoop. While holding the scoop with primer compound and cap together between the thumb and index finger I turn it upside down to transfer the powder to the cap shell. I carefully set the cap and primer down and add 2-3 drops of wood grain alcohol to the cap. I allow them to dry for a few days and they are ready to go. They work great.
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I hot glued an old small rifle primer cup to a bamboo skewer to act as a scoop. One cup full per cap. Hold the empty formed cap in one hand and gently tap the full cup over it. Sometimes you miss. I do this over a piece of paper so the spills get reused. The now full cap is put into an empty primer tray. I fill the caps until all the powder is used up. Now I take an appropriate sized Allen wrench and gently compress the powder in each cap while they are sitting in the primer tray. Finally I have a mixture of Duco cement and acetone on my bench and add a drop to each finished cap. The Duco cement acetone mixture really makes the cap durable. In fact it works much better than acetone/shellac that I used to use.
