what capper?

[olskool]

i bought my wife a caplock rifle and she loves the gun. i need a capper for it, what is the best one?

 

[Okie Hog]

This one works well:

https://thegunshopne.com/product/traditions-field-capper-holds-ten-11-caps-solid-brass/

 

[MO_E_W]

Either one of these cappers will work well. I've had the first one for 40+ years. The second one I`ve had for 20+ years. Both of these have worked great for me. Drop caps in the reservoir and shake, all caps will set up ready to dispense.
MO

 

[Grimord]

I prefer a leather capper. Mechanical things tend to always break down on me. I like the KISS method.

 

[Ames]

I have both kinds.....collecting dust. I just push the cap on with my thumb. Talk about KISS.

 

[Urban Coyote]

I use a Ted Cash rifle capper. The best one I ever had was an inline capper I bought from Art Ressell's Hawken Shop along with one of his powder measures however both disappeared somehow years ago.

 

[FishDFly]

Tedd Cash.

 

[oldwood]

Years ago when I used to shoot percussion for competition and hunting, I liked those spring loaded stick cappers. Worked slick , and positive.

 

[bang]

Sometimes cappers are just big a pain as getting out of tin and putting on with fingers.
I have one like MO_E_W and the latch can come loose, caps can still flip over, loading can be tedious. But when all goes well it works. The leather holder is the easiest. And when you consider how many caps you don't use especially on a hunt the leather one is super. Only time I really use a capper is in competition and even then max I usually use is 10. If I'm plinking with time on my hands I don't use capper.
Fiddling to get caps on can be just as annoying as loading the capper.

 

[Grenadier1758]

The choice of cappers will depend upon where it is to be used. At the range, I use the Ted Cash oval capper. It's easy to use on a rifle. To fill it, simply pour in caps and shake it a couple of times, and the caps are right side up.

 

[Phil Coffins]

This one has served my needs for a long time.
8681D1AF-09F4-4DD3-9F8B-E955C765165F by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr

 

[Justin.44]

I must have 3 or 4 inline cappers that I've acquired over the last few years and I've had no luck with any of them. Any time I've even been able to load one it took 15 minutes and half the caps end up flipping upside down or falling out. Maybe I'm doing it wrong or they just suck.

My Ted Cash snail capper is quick and easy to load and works great on my rifles and revolvers. I highly recommend them.

 

[Mousegunguy]

Capper?….
You don’t need no stinkin’ capper..

I’ve got three,.. they live in my box of superfluous muzzleloader junk with the ball board, crisco & stock nipples.

I use my fingers and seat them with a flat ended stick

 

[thomasgunn]

Nigh unto forty years with this one, always works well.……but I use the ol’ digiti manus, usually. Bought a coupla brands of in-line crappers, er, cappers awhile back, junk.

 

[andy52]

I use a Ted Cash inline.

 

[user 49399]

I just pick them out of the tin with my fingers since I have to pick them out to load the capper anyway. It’s just one less gadget to fool with.

 

[SciAggie]

I like the Ted Cash capper. You can pour caps into the capper from the tin. If you shake the capper gently side-to-side, all the caps will orient in the correct direction. You don't have to put them in one at a time in the right orientation.

 

[TDM]

Ted Cash here too.

 

[52Bore]

i bought my wife a caplock rifle and she loves the gun. i need a capper for it, what is the best one?

The Best ones are spring loaded, either originals or quality reproductions.
A little hard to find and a little costly- but your wife deserves the Best!

 

[Brazos John]

I bought a brass Polish Capper years ago, and like it the best.
I saw an antique that was just like it, so it's based on an original, I guess.
And the guy that sells them appreciates your purchase!
Plus, lots of neat postage stamps on the package when he mails it!