Toy Caps in a Black Powder Revolver

[TNGhost]

Interesting experiment, probably been touched on here before, but the difference in cap brands was enlightening.

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

Ground powder into a almost fine talc. using thumb and forefinger pinch a small amount and smear it into the nipple.
Toy caps alone are not enough

 

[Sam squanch]

You need to realize the toy gun caps you get NOW are way way weaker than when you were a kid…….

 

[Jappo]

I tried that in a revolver, they ignited the powder but clogged up the nipples.

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

Interesting experiment, probably been touched on here before, but the difference in cap brands was enlightening.

thanks for sharing. very interesting tests

 

[TNGhost]

At one point I know ground glass was added to priming compound to give it more oomph.

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

I use the above method with success with my Derringer

 

[SPQR70AD]

I wonder if any propellant can be added to the toy cap and sealed like the propellant you can buy from the people that sell the cap dies

 

[Frontier's]

3d print your caps. Much better quality, you can adjust your size for extra prime too.

 

[11th corps]

The ring caps i tried sometimes went off with thumb pressure while seating. Be careful.

 

[Smokerr]

I was digging under my shop bench and a tin caught my eye, hmm, that looks like Caps.

Yep, from the era, it was a 2nd tin of Caps my wife had to have given me when she gave me the ASP NMA. I found another tin in the same area a while back. No memory of Caps with that gun, but that was 10 years ago.

So now I have another 100 caps! They are Vodelerlader-Zundhutchen, aka RWS-1075.