It used to be that CCI made a decent "Hot" 6 Wing Musket Cap until a Re-enactor, using them had one of the CCI caps "Frag"(most likely because his nipple was worn out and battered) during a mock battle. Worse yet, the Re-enactor was not wearing any eye protection and lost an eye.
[Absolute Rule of Life...ALWAYS wear eye protection when shooting any muzzlel;oader.]
Even though it was the re-enactor's fault, he did find a sleazy lawyer who sued CCI.
The net result was that CCI took their "Hot" 6 Wing Percussion Caps out of production.
CCI then came out with their new "Re-enactor Musket Caps" that were so weak as to be almost worthless.
This has left shooters, especially Carbine Shooters that use original and replica Civil War carbines in a quandary because those carbines have a long and convoluted flash channels. So, a "Hot" Musket Cap is required for those carbines.
Of course, the "replica" black powders have a higher ignition point and hence, a "Hot" musket cap (like the Schutzen Musket cap is) definitely an advantage to prevent mis-fires. This is especially true for muzzleloading hunters, who often get only one shot at a deer. A mis-fire under those circumstances can be especially frustrating.
Anyway, Back Creek Gun Shop now has the new Schutzen 4 Wing Musket Caps IN STOCK NOW at $70.00 Per M with a minimum order of 2,000. They don't even have them listed on their website yet, but they do have them in stock:
http://www.blackpowderva.com/
http://www.schuetzenpowder.com/4minuswing-musket-caps
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