Make #11 Percussion Caps

[tjiann]

Okay. Going to give this a go. Hopefully will solve my cap supply issues.

 

[JohnnyE]

Okay. Going to give this a go. Hopefully will solve my cap supply issues.

How are you going to make them?

 

[Blacksmith101]

They make tools for both #10 and #11 caps including priming mixture.

Catalog

Old World Tradition - 21st Century Innovation. Reload 22lr & 22MAG Ammo. Can't Find Primers? Reload small and large pistol or rifle primers with Prime-all compound. Create aluminum gas checks for cast bullets or create your own #11 percussion caps. Specialty reloading products made in the USA!

22lrreloader.com

 

[JohnnyE]

I have that inbound. We can compare notes.

 

[John from MD]

Watching

 

[Occam]

Thinking of resurrecting my BP revolvers, and while I've got some vintage powder around, caps are scarce. This has a nice prepper feel to it, so I'm going to give it a try. Ordered the priming goo kit, have some acetone ready to go.

Of course you know what this means: I'm going to finally have to break down and buy that like-new stainless Ruger Old Army I should have bought years ago when they weren't stupid expensive. Will advise once I homebrew a few caps. Worth a try! Appeals to the mad scientist in me.

 

[Blacksmith101]

Thinking of resurrecting my BP revolvers, and while I've got some vintage powder around, caps are scarce. This has a nice prepper feel to it, so I'm going to give it a try. Ordered the priming goo kit, have some acetone ready to go.

Of course you know what this means: I'm going to finally have to break down and buy that like-new stainless Ruger Old Army I should have bought years ago when they weren't stupid expensive. Will advise once I homebrew a few caps. Worth a try! Appeals to the mad scientist in me.

My first was a stainless one bought from Sportsman's Guide got a conversion Cylinder and gave it to my son. Since then I've bought three more blued with both .45 Colt and .45 ACP conversion cylinders , one for me and one for each grandson, got to make sure the family is prepped.

You should also get a Belt Mountain base pin and nipples for converting to 209 primers to be fully prepped.

Link to Belt Mountain scroll down to the last one

Order Form | Belt Mountain Enterprises, Inc.

beltmountain.com

Link for nipples

MAG-SPARK, for instant ignition of all powders and propellants | Warren Custom Outdoor - Unique Made in USA products for the outdoorsman

Warren Custom Outdoor - Unique Made in USA products for the outdoorsman

www.warrencustomoutdoor.com

Link for conversion cylinders

Ruger Konverters & Parts – Kirst Konverter LLC

 

[tjiann]

Lost the original photo in the software transfer. Won't let me reload it right now, but probably not needed with the link provided.

 

[JohnnyE]

We're going to see how this works out. I picked up the percussion cap maker/punch for #10 and #11 caps. Instead of using an aluminum can, I have a roll of 0.003" thick, 3" wide copper foil. It sure punches them out pretty. I'll punch some aluminum caps as well, trial-fit both types, and see what works best.

 

[The Saint]

How interesting...I debated getting one as I may have already said. I still have a good supply of caps for now, though. would be proper impressed if these do the trick without hiccups.

 

[Pyramid]

Okay. Going to give this a go. Hopefully will solve my cap supply issues.

I've used this tool and it works fine. I haven't tried the Prime All yet, but have used two paper roll caps with a few granules of bullseye powder sandwiched in between. Worked great in a lyman percussion gun.

 

[John from MD]

Pardon me but how do you stuff a couple of

I've used this tool and it works fine. I haven't tried the Prime All yet, but have used two paper roll caps with a few granules of bullseye powder sandwiched in between. Worked great in a lyman percussion gun.

Pardon me but how do you stuff a couple of caps and some grains of BP in a tiny home made cap? My shaky old fingers can barely hold the store bought caps.

 

[Pyramid]

Pardon me but how do you stuff a couple of

Pardon me but how do you stuff a couple of caps and some grains of BP in a tiny home made cap? My shaky old fingers can barely hold the store bought caps.

There's a few youtube videos showing people doing it. The #11 that come out of the tool seem to be larger than factory caps. I used a hand held hole puncher to punch out the paper caps. Use a skinny wooden match stick to push it in the cap. You can get the tiniest spoon made (snuff spoon) on amazon to grab a tiny amount of bullseye to drop in, then another punched cap to push in. Once you get the hang of it, it goes fast, but sometimes pushing the cap in is not easy and sometimes a cap goes off with the hole puncher so its best to do that away from any powder. #10s would be a little trickier as they are smaller.

 

[John from MD]

There's a few youtube videos showing people doing it. The #11 that come out of the tool seem to be larger than factory caps. I used a hand held hole puncher to punch out the paper caps. Use a skinny wooden match stick to push it in the cap. You can get the tiniest spoon made (snuff spoon) on amazon to grab a tiny amount of bullseye to drop in, then another punched cap to push in. Once you get the hang of it, it goes fast, but sometimes pushing the cap in is not easy and sometimes a cap goes off with the hole puncher so its best to do that away from any powder. #10s would be a little trickier as they are smaller.

Thanks for the intel. I'm not promising to start anytime soon but, if my caps run out, Katy bar the door.

 

[Blacksmith101]

You can also re manufacture a primer using paper caps. Push out the spent primer, pry out the anvil , flatten the dimple made by the firing pin, insert two paper caps trimmed to fit, replace the anvil, and seat the primer as normal. They will go bang but they are corrosive and no guarantee as to accuracy but if it is TEOTWAWKI it is better than using your gun as a club.