home made caps

[Ajax]

I wonder if i use a musket nipple and cut down 22 brass with priming mixture if it would work on my caplock.
any one try this?

Andy

[Texantothecore]

The result is too much pressure. If you use them in a pistol it generally half or fully cocks the hammer while throwing the brass energetically into your face, just above your eye.

It has been very consistant.

[Nobade]

They work great on my muskets (Miroku 1863 and Parker Hale 1861) but not on other guns. Those big musket locks really smash the caps.

Since I discovered the Mag-Spark I quit doing that though. 209 primers are cheap and available, quite unlike musket caps and I don't have to make them. The 22 cases really are way too thick and tough. Those homemade primers sure light off the charge well though!

-Nobade