You might consider getting a set of TOTW nipples or Slix Springs. Then you could go with either the #11 caps or 10's whichever is available.
I bought the best caps ever made.
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Before the cap shortage I saw a 10 pack of cci #10 at a local gun show for several years on a dealers table finally bought it for $5. still got some
I was genuinely and honestly told by a guy working in a gun-shop near me that the cap/powder shortage is "all to do with the war in Ukraine" He had a perfectly straight face and must have used this excuse for everything that was out of stock, (virtually everything I wanted btw!)
When I asked him if the Ukrainian troops were using BP weapons he looked at me like I was senile... Well I am over 65!
I get really p...ed when I hear this lame excuse, over 75% of the shortages of just about anything here in the UK are blamed on this.
When I asked him if the Ukrainian troops were using BP weapons he looked at me like I was senile... Well I am over 65!
I get really p...ed when I hear this lame excuse, over 75% of the shortages of just about anything here in the UK are blamed on this.
mkabe
Gray Hawk
Go easy on yourself it’s only money. If you don’t spend it it will pile up all over the house and creat a fire hazard. Better to get out and shoot.
Seriously I greatly dislike gougers and try to have nothing to do with them.
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mkabe
Gray Hawk
Not to make you feel worse but I couldn’t find cap’s anywhere close by either. The guy st Cabela’s said they haven’t had any for a long time. Then I call a shop and range close and was told they had musket caps and they were only &4.99/tin. Went down and bought five tins and ordered a couple musket nipples. I’m happy as a clam!
I told the owner he was priced under market and he said he knew that but thats all he had in them and doesn’t believe in gouging, that man gets my business !
The motto of our company, shared by many, was - ’you can get better but you can’t pay more’….
They are only taking advantage if someone is fool enough to buy
I can't believe you people are complaining about $20 for a hundred caps. Look what I found on Gunbroker.com. Only $150 for 3 tins (300) of CCI caps. If you want 6 tins (600 caps), he has an offer for only $300. Get them while they are cheap. He is offering both #10 and #11 caps. Unbelievable!!!
smoothshooter
50 Cal.
I would post the name of the store.
We all carry on about the cost of keeping our hobbies going. My self if I need something, perhaps want would be a better analogy, then I decide buy or no. I paid $94 dollars for 1K of small pistol primers, so I guess I haven’t reached my, fluff that limit yet.Those primers are Turkish by the way, And so far the first 400 have gone bang with good results.
On the other hand if I want to sell something, doesn’t happen often, I want market value with the emphasis on MARKET VALUE. The dealer who sold his last tin for what a buyer was willing to pay is a businessman who will likely remain in business. Just saying.
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Never thought I would appreciate getting a cap maker as much as I do now. It's worth the tediousness of making them one at a time.
Just looked at that and my jaw dropped.
And they SOLD for that price! WTH!
Crow#21957
50 Cal.
Gee whiz tarpenstalker,,,those caps must reproduce kinda like rabbits.LOL
Don't beat yourself up, it won't be long and you will say I'm glad I got those caps when they were cheap
