#11 Magnum Percussion Caps

[renegade]

I've always liked the Dynamite Noble #11 caps.I have a T/C sidelock.Those caps were definately louder than Remingtons and CCI's standard caps and were very consistant.They come in a plastic red round tin.They're not easy to find and they cost a little more.Fin Fur & Feather was the last place I seen some. Always snap a cap before loading the 1st round.

[ginoe]

for me, the #11 MAGNUMS just fit better on my cabela's .50 cal hawken with stock nipple.

using cci #11 caps (stamped cci 10) usually takes a 2nd hammer strike to pop (now the game is spooked & runs off). using cci #11 MAGNUM caps (stamped cci 11m) always pops on 1st hammer strike.

question: why are #11 caps stamped cci 10? (all caps in the tin are mis-marked?)



to get the #11 (stamped cci 10) caps to work, i had to dremel down a nipple.



FYI: i can only find cci caps. the local shop carries them, no other brands. i traveled 132mi - that shop only had cci caps too. i can't seem to find other brands within reach.

Any benefit to the "Magnum" caps?

[badgeredd]

FWIW, when I was heavily into BP rifle shooting, I found that the Hotshot nipples solved all of my ignition problems. Pyrodex was notoriously hard to ignite consistently with any other nipple.
I used both Remington and RWS caps with no problem.

Jack

+1 on that Jack. I've had far better luck with RWS and Remington, plus the added hot shot nipple. Mine is a home made hot shot though. In theory, I believe the added hole is to allow the fire to go farther without resistance. Whatever the case I found it works for me. I have had way too many misfires with CCI caps. I use them only to clear the nippe before loading anymore.

Edd

[jhrosier]

....question: why are #11 caps stamped cci 10? (all caps in the tin are mis-marked?).....

THe caps marked '10' are probably #10 pistol caps, in the wrong can.
#10 caps are quite a bit smaller than #11s and are a tight fit even on the smaller pistol nipples.

Jack

[waksupi]

You need a different nipple for each brand of cap. Fit each nipple to each brand.

We have instituted two hammer falls with a percussion gun equals a miss at our shoots. Three for flinters.

[jhrosier]

Edd,
The hotshot nipple was originally made by Uncle Mikes. They have apparently discontinued it.
Thompson-Center now offers it, and I would assume that it is the same product.
The bore through the nipple is slightly different than a standard nipple. This coupled with the two cross-holes somehow concentrates the primer flash.
Your solution is probably pretty close to the original.
When I did a lot of muzzle loading competition, I could feel the slight difference in lag time between a standard nipple an the hot shot. It was particulary noticeable with Pyrodex, which is harder to ignite than real black powder.
BTW, the only gun that I ever owned that shot better with Pyrodex than real black was a TC Seneca in .36 caliber. I used a heavy load with a swaged ball and the ball would upset to completely fill the grooves upon firing. It was a real tack driver and won me many local matches at 25 and 50 yards.

Jack

[Pioneer2]

Had lousy ignition with standard #11caps with a .54 and triple 7.Burned that up and now use real BP FFG and any #11 primer works.Found 777 dirtier to clean than the realstuff.Hangfires are no fun in a .54 Never looked back....................Harold

[Underclocked]

I think inlines are sales hokey!

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[MoldyJoe]

I have the same trouble with my TC Hawken 50. Where can you find real BP? All I can ever find is Pyrodex these days. Joe

[waksupi]

I order my BP from Doc Carlson, at Upper Missouri Trading Co., Crofton, Nebraska. There is also Maine Powder House, and there is another in the southwest, I don't recall the name of. Cooneys?

[Underclocked]

http://www.powderinc.com/catalog/order.htm

https://www.grafs.com/powders/3522 about the best prices for smaller orders so far as I know.