Well, there is the philosophy of using whatever you have to get something better. Like the Liberator in WW2.
Percussion cap shelf life
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I didn’t start black powder till the turn of the century. My first was a flint . I have only purchased older caps for the tins but would use then anyway.
BillyC
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Just to be clear, my first ML was a hawken reproduction I bought at Cabelas in the 90s for a hunt in Iowa. After that hunt I “upgraded” to an in-line. I doubt I’ll use either of those percussion rifles ever again but want to get some caps just in case.
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As said in all the previous post, caps that are kept in any decent storage environment will be good for least a couple of lifetimes.
I did the opposite, I haven't touched the inline I bought in the early 90 since buying my first percussion, a TC 58 Big Boar.
Currently No Hazmat fee at Powder Valley, RWS 1075 Percussion Caps available.
Recent Cap compositions might be different from older
stuff. Older manufacture might be more stable. I suspect that
the lack of caps is intended. All ammo is under the influence
of the new woke ESG garbage. No way would manufacturers
not fill a need that makes profit. One manufacturer makes CCI
and Remington (Vista who just sold again). When stuff happens
there is a force involved--often unseen, like gravity. The unseen
force here is the force of tyranny that seeks to eliminate Freedom. They seek to control everything.
stuff. Older manufacture might be more stable. I suspect that
the lack of caps is intended. All ammo is under the influence
of the new woke ESG garbage. No way would manufacturers
not fill a need that makes profit. One manufacturer makes CCI
and Remington (Vista who just sold again). When stuff happens
there is a force involved--often unseen, like gravity. The unseen
force here is the force of tyranny that seeks to eliminate Freedom. They seek to control everything.
I have been collecting old cap tins for more than 40 years. I have a tin of original musket caps from the AWS (Civil War) and they still work the last time I tried one on my 1864 Springfield repo.
Yeah, I got ripped off a couple of years ago by a scammer wanting to sell with PayPal only as the payment method.
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As I posted here a couple days ago, I just took a firearm-related course presented by a retired police officer who was raised by an uncle that had survived a concentration camp during WW2; he said, flat out, don't ever let anyone take your guns away. (Meaning, politicians, etc.) Amen!
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I have ones as old, as well! When I see older caps in a box of "stuff" at a gun show or swap meet, I always buy them; they work well even "aged" a bit!
I've shot 30+ year old caps that worked as new.
Every time I think about paying $20/1,000 for caps when I started out and how I screamed like a gut shot Comanche when I paid $60/1,000 I regret not buying all I could get my hands on at that price. Percussion caps were in short supply when I paid $60/1,000 probably 15 years ago.
Every time I think about paying $20/1,000 for caps when I started out and how I screamed like a gut shot Comanche when I paid $60/1,000 I regret not buying all I could get my hands on at that price. Percussion caps were in short supply when I paid $60/1,000 probably 15 years ago.
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You are all over the map. Which is it? Capitalism (manufactures) prevail, or govt tyranny overrides capitalism?
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