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don hepler
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Ted Cash flash guard at TOW
Also called a "Flash cup" like these;
http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Search.aspx?search=flash cup
They aren't a perfect direct fit most of the time,, fit's under the nipple, ya kinda gotta file on'm a bit to make room for the hammer to fall proper.
They aren't a perfect direct fit most of the time,, fit's under the nipple, ya kinda gotta file on'm a bit to make room for the hammer to fall proper.
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Mountainman56
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Track of the wolf.
Follow this link by opening it in a new tab:
http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/805/1/FLASH-CUP-2-I
The nipple goes down thru the hole and screws into your gun.
Usually, some filing on the cup is needed to provide room for the hammer to get down to the cap but after that's done it should be good to go.
There's brass versions of these too if you would rather have them.
Most shooters have tried these and they do keep the cap fragments from blowing out and hitting the shooter.
On the other hand, most shooters who have tried them found they can make putting the cap on the nipple more difficult. Especially those who have big fingers.
http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/805/1/FLASH-CUP-2-I
The nipple goes down thru the hole and screws into your gun.
Usually, some filing on the cup is needed to provide room for the hammer to get down to the cap but after that's done it should be good to go.
There's brass versions of these too if you would rather have them.
Most shooters have tried these and they do keep the cap fragments from blowing out and hitting the shooter.
On the other hand, most shooters who have tried them found they can make putting the cap on the nipple more difficult. Especially those who have big fingers.
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Poor Private
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Lets get to the root of the matter. What caps are you using, pistol type caps or musket caps? And who is their manufacturer.
The reason I ask is that Civil war reenactors have had a problem with this. The one particular brand was CCI and their 6 wingers. It was found that when cut into 6 wings they were narrow strips and so when a musket fired it flung off the wings into neighbors. So now if you go to places like Cabelas you will find CCI reenactor caps these are the more traditional 4 wingers. It got so bad with the old style of CCI that at some events they were banned as to dangerous for event use.
I have been using the German RWS No.1081 for years. The come in a black plastic "tin" and with a red label. We have no trouble with these shearing off. So if your using the old CCI 6 wingers trade them to someone for the red labels or the CCI reenactor 4 wingers. let the right handers use em, at the range or out hunting.
The reason I ask is that Civil war reenactors have had a problem with this. The one particular brand was CCI and their 6 wingers. It was found that when cut into 6 wings they were narrow strips and so when a musket fired it flung off the wings into neighbors. So now if you go to places like Cabelas you will find CCI reenactor caps these are the more traditional 4 wingers. It got so bad with the old style of CCI that at some events they were banned as to dangerous for event use.
I have been using the German RWS No.1081 for years. The come in a black plastic "tin" and with a red label. We have no trouble with these shearing off. So if your using the old CCI 6 wingers trade them to someone for the red labels or the CCI reenactor 4 wingers. let the right handers use em, at the range or out hunting.
Just in case Poor Private's post is confusing, he is talking about Musket caps.
Musket caps are much larger than the #10 and #11 caps used on most percussion guns. They look like little "top hats" with a small "brim" at the bottom.
If this is what your gun is using, his comments apply to it.
If your using the smaller #10 or #11 caps his comments don't.
While speaking of the smaller caps, they are designed to "burst" when the gun fires.
Most shooters agree that it is better to have the cap burst rather than to have it cling tightly to the nipple.
When a cap on my rifles does cling to the nipple rather than blowing off it usually causes more than a few blue words to come out of my mouth as I reach for my pocket knife to try to pry it off before I try to load the next shot.
Musket caps are much larger than the #10 and #11 caps used on most percussion guns. They look like little "top hats" with a small "brim" at the bottom.
If this is what your gun is using, his comments apply to it.
If your using the smaller #10 or #11 caps his comments don't.
While speaking of the smaller caps, they are designed to "burst" when the gun fires.
Most shooters agree that it is better to have the cap burst rather than to have it cling tightly to the nipple.
When a cap on my rifles does cling to the nipple rather than blowing off it usually causes more than a few blue words to come out of my mouth as I reach for my pocket knife to try to pry it off before I try to load the next shot.
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