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casca
10-22-2016, 01:02 AM
Have not been here for quite some time.
would anyone have any leads on a Forester tap o cap maker or something similar ?
would like to give that a try.

maybe a gas check maker could form one up ?

thanx
casca
rancher1913
10-22-2016, 09:13 AM
the tap-o-caps are no longer made. MANNYCA used to do a similar product but I think he is out of the business, to bad he was very good to deal with, you might pm him and keep your fingers crossed. other than that its the bay.
Rojelio
10-22-2016, 05:19 PM
Here's one for sale.

http://sharpshooter-22lr-reloader.myshopify.com/products/11-percussion-cap-maker
Geezer in NH
10-22-2016, 07:17 PM
And they have a compound to make them or any primers go BOOM!
wyofool
10-22-2016, 10:45 PM
This is something I've wanted to try, so I just ordered one with the primer compound.
Geezer in NH
10-22-2016, 11:22 PM
This is something I've wanted to try, so I just ordered one with the primer compound.
Post after you get it and your results, please we all will enjoy the answer.
washbuster
10-23-2016, 12:21 AM
If when you get the cap maker it doesn't make cap hulls right.Extend the center pin out .141" and it will make um all day.
wyofool
10-23-2016, 11:24 AM
If when you get the cap maker it doesn't make cap hulls right.Extend the center pin out .141" and it will make um all day.
Thank you for that, I'll keep it in mind when I get started.
Duckdog
10-25-2016, 06:17 AM
I use a tap o cap, which is the same as theirs, from what I can see. Their primer mix is actually the old H48 primer mixture and it woes work very well. It is a really hot spark. I put a small paper disc over the primer to keep it in place. I made a small dipper out of a small pistol primer, and a large rifle primer, with one soldered on each end of a piece of heavier wire. If my memory is correct, the small pistol primer is the correct amount. After dumping it in the cap, I use a drop of acetone on it, then the small paper disc, and seat it with a small wood dowel. Some guys us a light spray of hair spray on top of everything as well.

All and all, pretty easy to make.
cga
10-25-2016, 10:26 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjML2xU8vVU
wyofool
10-27-2016, 06:02 PM
If when you get the cap maker it doesn't make cap hulls right.Extend the center pin out .141" and it will make um all day.
How did you extend the center pin out?
fiberoptik
10-28-2016, 09:49 PM
Any recipes for this H48 mix?


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Rojelio
10-28-2016, 10:15 PM
H-48 Primer Compound
Potassium chlorate 51.5%
Antimony sulfide 27.3%
Sulfur 9.1`%
Glass powder 12.1%
Sodium Bicarbonate trace (optional)
Aluminum powder trace (optional)
aspangler
10-28-2016, 10:16 PM
If you have access to a machine shop the plans are all over the "net". I made one and told Mannyca where to find the plans. Took me about an hour to make and it works just fine. I'll use it if I have to but I have 2000 #11 caps already.
fiberoptik
10-29-2016, 02:59 PM
How do you mix this H-48?


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fiberoptik
10-29-2016, 03:01 PM
& is it y volume or weight? $5/100 #11 caps really hurts!


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fiberoptik
10-29-2016, 03:02 PM
My Tap-O-Cap with 2 caps wouldn't set off my cap-lock with bp.


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Duckdog
10-29-2016, 09:38 PM
You'll want to weigh it to get the best results.
wyofool
10-29-2016, 11:05 PM
My Tap-O-Cap with 2 caps wouldn't set off my cap-lock with bp.

Try putting a little bp in your Tap-O-Cap before putting the two caps in.
fiberoptik
10-31-2016, 12:45 AM
Ah...!


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FrontierMuzzleloading
10-31-2016, 12:52 AM
sounds like something that still needs a lot of improvement on.