Those of you who have H&A Underhammers, what style of capper works best?
Underhammer Capper
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Not sure. Fingers work very nicely but if for whatever reason I do like the Ted Cash rifleman's capper. It is tear drop shaped (not snail shaped) and holds about 75 caps. Mine works nicely but I did have to file just a hair's worth of brass off the "feed lips" so the cap would set in the mouth of the capper properly and not drop back down into the container part. One thing I dislike about it is they put "www.tdc.com" on the capper. Are you kidding me!! A reproduction of a 19th century percussion cap dispenser and you stamp an INTERNET ADDRESS on it?? Still works good though. :wink:
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I prefer and use the inline cappers for mine.
The snail capper works fine also.
The snail capper works fine also.
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One of the reasons I like the inline capper is that you can flip it over and seat the cap with the back side after putting the cap on the nipple with the front side.
This is really helpful in a match when the nipple gets dirty and time is running short.
This is really helpful in a match when the nipple gets dirty and time is running short.
Even though I have several, I'm not a fan of cappers. But the most usable I have are made from scrap leather. Work and cost is zero.
I dislike little percussion caps. They are fiddley to handle and first shot ignition is not very reliable. That is my experience, I know some will balk at that statement.
I find my flintlocks to be more reliable than most cap guns. Especially if a "patent" breech is involved.
For an underhammer of a side hammer where the nipple rest against the main charge relibility is much better. I have a side hammer rifle with the nipple screwed into the side of the barrel. I generally use musket caps with it. I have never had a single misfire from that rifle.
I strongly prefer musket caps when reliability matters. They are much easier to manipulate too. I would not do any serious hunting with #11s. Get the real deal RWS musket caps. CCI made/makes a sad excuse for a musket cap labeled. "re-enactor". They are junk.
I find my flintlocks to be more reliable than most cap guns. Especially if a "patent" breech is involved.
For an underhammer of a side hammer where the nipple rest against the main charge relibility is much better. I have a side hammer rifle with the nipple screwed into the side of the barrel. I generally use musket caps with it. I have never had a single misfire from that rifle.
I strongly prefer musket caps when reliability matters. They are much easier to manipulate too. I would not do any serious hunting with #11s. Get the real deal RWS musket caps. CCI made/makes a sad excuse for a musket cap labeled. "re-enactor". They are junk.
