Squeezing Caps

[musketman]

How many of you "SQUEEZE" the percussion cap before placing it on the nipple?

Also, if you use a capper, do you load it with pre-squeezed caps?

 

[Liver eatin’ Johnson]

I was hoping no one would find out but yes, I am a cap squeezer :boohoo:

 

When putting No. 11 caps on No. 10 nipples, I have or had several pistol that had No. 10 nipples I have since discarded all and replace them with No. 11.

In doing this, I have had a chance to try the knight Red Hot brand nipples and have been pleasantly surprised the only thing I don't like about them, there softer than hotshots. :imo:

 

[jtmattison]

Ive never squeezed a cap, but I have twisted a few nipples! :crackup:

Huntin

 

[roundball]

Never...I've used 'cappers' ever since I started with muzzleloading and never squeezed any caps before or after, never had any problems with them going on/coming off, etc

 

[Zonie]

Ah doesn't squeeze em fer ma rifle, but Ah does fer my capnballers.

 

[bdarin]

Ditto Zonie. My pistol takes the #11s, but they fall off if I don't pre-squeeze. No prob with the rifle. :shocking:

 

[peter]

I used to squeeze caps for my lyman plains rifle, today I replaced nipple with stainless one I got from lyman website. Shot in local fun match and caps felt funny, wait a minute, they actually FIT now. Don't know who made old nipples, I bought gun second hand and got a handful of nipples from an old timer who gave up shooting. I guess sometimes you do get what you pay for.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Just as they come from the vine - unsqueezed. I use an in-line capper (I just realized we may have to alter the name of them to avoid confusion . . . "Linear Cap Dispenser.").

I also use the squeezed #11 in my revolver when I don't have #10s available. Despairation is the mother of improvisation.

 

[buckknife]

I squeezem when im hunten if i think its loose enough to fall off,other wise i dont.A good capper can be made out of a 6 to 8 inch 1/4 inch wide piece of leather.Mine has 13 holes punched in it that the caps fit.The leather is thin enough so the caps stick out a little on both sides.Its tied with a piece of leather string about 8 inches long just above my bag on the strap.When hunten i can tuck it in the bag and is pulled out easy with the leather line.Same way with my powder measure which is made from a wooden dowel with a light minwax finish.This type of capper works great an is no problem loaden from one end or the other.You can make it longer or short dependen on how many caps you want on it.The more caps in it the more of a curel it will have.

 

[musketman]

I have a tear-dropped shaped leather musket cap holder, it holds 13 caps for my Zouave...

I don't need to squeeze them much, my Zouave's nipple has a nice fit for the top hats...

 

For my 1851 Navy, Uberti says # 11, but these are to loose, # 10 are too tight, RWS 1075 are just right, but at a price of $5.00/100... so I just squeeze #11's (I tried CCI and Remington).

For my 1858 Remington, # 11 is just right!

BOTH ARE UBERTI'S!

Yes, I'm a squeezer.

 

[crockett]

Sounds like I have had experiences similar to others. I always squeezed #11 caps on my 1851 Colt replica until someone told me to get a new set of nipples. Never had a problem after that. Never squeeze on rifle and usually use musket caps for hunting. I use various cappers. The in-line is pretty good. I like a capper for the revolver because the little caps are tough to fit in place by hand. When hunting I use various leather cappers because I don't want to be opening up a tin full of caps with shaking hands(if I just shot a buck!). On leather cappers, I use a thin strip with the caps in a line or a round disk. I just read about a round leather capper with little U shaped notches in the Mountain Man sketch book by Hanson. Why do I use leather while hunting? Traditional and they don't make any sound like a metal capper. eace:

 

[54JNoll]

I am a squeezer also.

I use a capper as a convenient way to carry them in the field. After placeing the cap on the nipple using the capper I then take it off, squeeze, and replace.

I have never tried pre-squeezing prior to putting htem in the capper. May have to try that if I can ever get my flinter out of my hands.

 

[GregK]

I use a little plastic tubing slipped over the cap on my inline to keep the caps from falling off when the gun is slung over my shoulder. (Hope I don't get thrown out of here for saying "inline").

 

[robinghewitt]

Inlines can be totally original, here's an old one ::

 

[Stumpkiller]

(Hope I don't get thrown out of here for saying "inline").

:relax: We forgive you. We all had a chance to vent and now we're calmed down.

Just don't go speakin bout no scopes or s-s-s-s-synthetic stocks lest we get all stirred up agin. :winking:

 

[Batchief909]

What ya got there, Robin?

 

[robinghewitt]

What ya got there, Robin?

Hi Chief,

It's not mine, it belongs to my clay shooting buddy Frank Pfeil. It's an ancient inline, the big reverse trigger at the front of the guard cocks the internal hammer. Supposed to protect you from cap shrapnel, don't think it sold very well.

best regards

Squire Hewitt
GHH

 

[Batchief909]

Nice!