Homemade caps revisited.....

[sussexmuzllodr]

Took a mini tubing cutter and modified it to allow 22 cases to be made into caps. Head off powder out.... the rim in the groove and tighten the wheel gently to make the initial score on the case . Again tighten gently and rotate back and forth with needle nose pliers. And you will wind up with a cap that works on the first strike. Wanted to come up with a way that was faster and safer and this is what I came up with. 10 bucks for a couple of boxes of22,s so if you make all 100 it will be 10 bucks. An alternative for when regular caps are scarce or to lessen the current demand on your own stock of caps. Best SM

 

[Crow#21957]

Standard 22lr? That will work. So you are just cutting the case off infront of the rim.
I have a few 22 maybe 700 or so.

 

[Crow#21957]

If you can rigg a mandrel or something up to hold the case. Correct size drill bit Just the smooth end. Put it in the cartridge after bullet is pulled. Put this in the drill pres so the chuck clamps the brass tight enough.Fix a vice and some way to secure tubing cutter(slide type vice) you don't need the whole tubing cutter just the square shank and the wheel mounted in it.Drill press on,, crank slide vice until cutting wheel touches brass. More pressure using slide vice adjusting handle,,equal,, more cut .
Hope that makes since. Would be alot faster.

 

[Grimord]

Why not just pull the bullet, empty the powder and use a cut off wheel on a dremel tool?

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

If you can rigg a mandrel or something up to hold the case. Correct size drill bit Just the smooth end. Put it in the cartridge after bullet is pulled. Put this in the drill pres so the chuck clamps the brass tight enough.Fix a vice and some way to secure tubing cutter(slide type vice) you don't need the whole tubing cutter just the square shank and the wheel mounted in it.Drill press on,, crank slide vice until cutting wheel touches brass. More pressure using slide vice adjusting handle,,equal,, more cut .
Hope that makes since. Would be alot faster.

working with what I have...

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

Why not just pull the bullet, empty the powder and use a cut off wheel on a dremel tool?

heats the case and then POW! Safest and Easiest....All I have is time now...

 

[painter]

heats the case and then POW!

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

Takes about 15 seconds to give you a cap

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

You can also take a thomas and Betts electrical connector crimper and make a mandrel to slide the case over and neck it down if one wants...

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

Standard 22lr? That will work. So you are just cutting the case off infront of the rim.
I have a few 22 maybe 700 or so.

By grooving out the cutter wedge it allows a recess for a straight cut...and a place for the rim to sit

 

[1:66 twisted]

Have you tried cutting a spent 22lr cutting it down and then making a primer out of it by using the powder mix from 22sharpshooter?

 

[Crow#21957]

That would one hefty cap. Booom lol

 

[Pukatea Bay Boy]

Took a mini tubing cutter and modified it to allow 22 cases to be made into caps. Head off powder out.... the rim in the groove and tighten the wheel gently to make the initial score on the case . Again tighten gently and rotate back and forth with needle nose pliers. And you will wind up with a cap that works on the first strike. Wanted to come up with a way that was faster and safer and this is what I came up with. 10 bucks for a couple of boxes of22,s so if you make all 100 it will be 10 bucks. An alternative for when regular caps are scarce or to lessen the current demand on your own stock of caps. Best SM

Morena ( Good morning) from NZ what an ingenious idea.
Have a wonderful day
( Ata Marie)
Chris

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

Have you tried cutting a spent 22lr cutting it down and then making a primer out of it by using the powder mix from 22sharpshooter?

no need plenty of primer in there as is. Aquila seems to have the most punch out of all of them.

 

[Sparkplug]

I assume these would be musket caps?