Ridiculous Cap Pricing

[JHB]

I have seen them as low as $12.00 at Midway and as high as $37.00 at Jedediah Starr for the same thing.

 

[S.Kenton]

I just got 2 packs of caps at my local gun store. I seen quite a few at another gun store Saturday, I’ve got plenty so i passed on them. I also have a flintlock or two, so while arrowhead hunting I always keep flint shards that can readily be made into useable flints when needed.

 

[SmokepoleSam]

Fleener is correct, it was started to "train the employees how to handle hazardous materials" by UPS and the other shippers said what a greed.. er great idea.

 

[Eric Krewson]

Walmart has CCI #11 caps, $4.95 I think.

 

[FishDFly]

Fleener is correct, it was started to "train the employees how to handle hazardous materials" by UPS and the other shippers said what a greed.. er great idea.

Also could be considered a reward for "handling" hazardous materials, self insurance.

 

[fleener]

There is no doubt that there are increased cost for shipping or transporting HM regarding insurance and training. Companies use the Haz Mat fees to recover the increased cost.

Fleener

 

[coaster]

So the Haz Mat fee is not required by the government, this a optional fee charged by the vendor?

 

[deermanok]

Walmart has CCI #11 caps, $4.95 I think.

They did! Don't think you can find anymore in stock.

 

[Ponderosaman]

I purchased 2 tins of 100 from Dixie Gun Works on 1/8. They showed in stock at the time. My order has been “In Shipping” for a week. I only have a few weeks of quail season left and I’d like to pattern my new gun before taking it out hunting.

 

[fleener]

Correct. The government is not sent nor do they collect that fee.

I spent 32 years with the USDOT in haz mat enforcement.

Fleener

 

[Okie Hog]

So the Haz Mat fee is not required by the government, this a optional fee charged by the vendor?

The shipper requires the fee. IMO: Some vendors make money by charging fees higher than the shipper requires.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

The "Tap a Cap" is advertised in the "Backwoodsman" magazine, and roll caps can still be purchased on Fleabay.

My buds that still have them say the chinese caps do not work very well.
Being I leave the cap guns to kids, grew up at 50 and got a flinter.

 

[Shorthanded]

I stopped At Dixie on my way south in November and paid $9.90 limit of two, stopped at a gun shop in Pensacola this morning and paid 5.99 and bought 6 packs. Could have bought more but with what I have at home that should do me for while. I did not want to hoard ,so I left plenty for the next guy.

 

[Musketeer]

The original Forster Tap-O-Cap appears to have been discontinued. There is a new version available, though: #11 Percussion Cap Maker They also sell priming compound to go with it: Prime-All Repriming Compound .

 

[Archer 756]

Just a not read what I ststed was the cost for cap from Dixie in 2016

 

[Grimord]

My buds that still have them say the chinese caps do not work very well.
Being I leave the cap guns to kids, grew up at 50 and got a flinter.

I put 2-3 of the roll cap "buttons" in each cap with a drop of Duco cement, then firmly compress the caps into the shell. I prime the nipple with 4f then cap. I have rarely had a cap not go off.

 

[Zonie]

So the Haz Mat fee is not required by the government, this a optional fee charged by the vendor?

That's right. The government does not charge a fee but, the Federal government does impose rules about transporting hazardous materials on the nations highways, labeling the containers, keeping records and training employees. These are shown in this link

https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulatio...omply-federal-hazardous-materials-regulations
The shipping companies charge fees to cover the costs of meeting the federal regulations and of course, to increase their profits.

 

[Treestalker]

I can make my own caps with the "Tap-A-Cap" punch and some toy roll caps when I can't get real percussion caps. For now, I have been shooting mostly flint locks. I can always find a rock that will produce sparks if I can't buy flints.

You mean they still let children play with cap pistols? The horror, lol!

 

[Hawken]

So, that comes out to .2395 cents per cap, durn close to a quarter a shot. Granted they are out of them, but that is Ridiculous.

I only charge $2 a tin. I don't have any either, but my prices are excellent.

It's cute that people still think things will "get back to normal."

"Normal" is what got us to this point, right here right now. Oh Well. This is Normal right now, and will likely be considered the "Good Old Days" pretty quick.

 

[S.Kenton]

Walmart has CCI #11 caps, $4.95 I think.

That was the first place I looked this muzzeloader season, I found none... it might be regional, a hit or miss type of thing. I went to my local mom and pops gun shop and they had them,