help with cap size please

[PHI]

My pietta rem 1858 seems to be in between cap sizes. The # 11 ( remington) is slightly to big ( fits if the squeese it a bit) and the # 10 is to thight. Will fit on but need to push it quite hard with a dowel to get it seated completely - and I am not so sure if that is safe if the gun is loaded.

Are differnet brands are slightly different in size? Turn down the nipple to fit the # 10?

As I understand, pinching the # 11 to fit is not the perfect way to do things ( chainfire) and not " airtight"....

 

You may want to try Tresso Nipples .
Or different caps . I wouldn't dowel them though , go bang

Kelly Reb :thumbsup:

 

[JLDee55]

The #10 Rem fits mine as well as the #11 "Winchester's" from Wally World..(those are actually CCI's I understand) I use to seat mine with a dowel but looking through my junk drawer I found a long rubber eraser (for some sort of mech pencil) that firs and works perfectly..It's now added to my shootin box. I did order some of them there fancy high class nipples to try out, haven't arrived yet...lol

 

[PHI]

i am kind a worried about pushing the nipples with some pressure on it, after all they are called percussion caps.....
So I guess I try the tresco

 

[rafterob]

The #10 CCI fit well on my Pietta with just firm thumb pressure needed to seat them.

 

[J.W.Neely]

On all my Uberti pistols ( 8), I replaced the pos Italian nipples with the Tescos, the Rem #11 fit perfect, they do not need to be forced on. CCI #11 are too large.
Proper nipple at cap fit is criticel for safe shooting, also the reliability goes way up. I can compete at a cowboy action event and have 100% boom on a 60 round match.

Enjoy, and watch out for those Carpet Baggers!

 

[Leatherbark]

Are the No.10s you are trying CCI's?. If they are try Remington No.10's they fit all of my Piettas perfectly CCI 11s are too loose and CCI no.10s are too tight.

Bob

 

[PHI]

both are remingtons.... just ordered some new nipples , should fix the problem
Thanks!

 

[junkman_01]

You may want to try Tresso Nipples .
Or different caps . I wouldn't dowel them though , go bang

Kelly Reb :thumbsup:

Pressure will not set off a cap. They need percussion. I have squeezed caps in a vise until flat and it would not set them off.

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