what is that one?
what capper?
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Johnny Tremain
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Midway had the inline Ted Cash ones on sale for 6 bucks, so I got one.
Then had to mod it the the Duelist said on his video on cappers. He prefers the snail cappers
Then had to mod it the the Duelist said on his video on cappers. He prefers the snail cappers
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A very good reproduction I picked up at Friendship.
I believe Lewis Drake sells reproductions as well.
Originally, accoutrements makers supplied them to the British trade - by Hawksley, Dixon, etc..
These are the Polish made ones? I've heard the quality is very good, but they're a little pricey.
Danny Ross
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When I shoot at the range, I use the large snail type capper like the ones shown. When I hunt, I use an inline capper that I wear around my neck. I remember trying to get caps out of a tin when I first started and occasionally having the tins flip over off the shooting bench when i didn't have the lids on tight. Yeah they went everywhere, luckily they weren't that expensive at the time. DANNY
Dave Dworshak
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Inline capper.
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These are made in Ohio..
Not sure where other reproductions are made.
Another vote for the Polish capper. I have the brass one and a 3d printed one, personally I prefer the printed one as the nose is flexible.
Erwan
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At the shooting club, a friend of mine does this for a few cents. Those aren't "sexy", but working well:
If you have small hands and skinny fingers put them on by hand but then you carry around a tin of them and that can be a pain to get into, sometimes spilling the contents. Otherwise I have found any of the Ted Cash cappers work better than all the others. I suppose a leather one would work too but it doesn't hold many caps.
Hatchet-Jack
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I've used those curved Ted Cash cappers for years. Easy to fill just dump the caps in and shake it side to side on the table, most will right themselves, than use a toothpick to flip the rest.
This is kind of "Ford, Chevy or Dodge" type of question.
Lots of great responses - but in my opinion it depends on the person.
Would it be possible to meet with other shooters at a range and try some different types?
i appreciate your thought, and you are right that would be a very good idea, but i have a range at home and really go nowhere with other shooters. but yesterday i went out to my reloading and gunsmith shop and punched holes in an old leather sling and added caps. this seems to work pretty good, i probably will still get her a ted cash capper. i fitted some new sights yesterday to the gun and it lines up a whole heap better! i will zero it in this morning. her gun is a 1974 pedersoli Kentucky in 45 cal. i don't think the gun was ever shot more than a handful of times if at all,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Sounds like you've got it under control.
I've tried a variety of things, and own pretty much everything others have responded with.
If I have one I use more than the others it's a Ted Cash snail style capper.
It can be tedious to load, but in my case I find I can load the capper under more controlled conditions then I have to deal with while out on the range.
I swear, if all the caps I've dropped on the ground found themselves in fertile soil with enough rainfall to sprout I'd have trees with limbs groaning under the weight from the bushels of CCI #11's hanging from the branches!
I've tried a variety of things, and own pretty much everything others have responded with.
If I have one I use more than the others it's a Ted Cash snail style capper.
It can be tedious to load, but in my case I find I can load the capper under more controlled conditions then I have to deal with while out on the range.
I swear, if all the caps I've dropped on the ground found themselves in fertile soil with enough rainfall to sprout I'd have trees with limbs groaning under the weight from the bushels of CCI #11's hanging from the branches!
Buy 1 of each and see which she prefers.
bat119
32 Cal
I have the plastic Polish capper it works perfect on my revolver, I use an inline on my rifles
I like the plastic Polish 6 arm capper for my revolvers. I prefer the Ted Cash Oval capper for my rifles. The inline cappers are just slow to load. I have used a leather capper that holds about 12 caps that I wear around my neck. Of course, now that I mostly use my flint lock rifles and smoothbores, the cappers are gathering dust.
I've never seen this one. Can you share the source?
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I have two Ted Cash cappers, one inline and one snail. Both works well feeding CCI #11 caps. The inline is a pain to load, due to nerve damage with my right thumb and fore finger. RWS 1075 caps don't feed so good with either capper. The tend to twist at the spring mouth of both styles. I use both type cappers on my rifles and revolver.
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Purchased at Friendship.
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