What brand #11 and Musket Cap

[billyzink]

What brand of #11 and Musket Cap are the most reliable?

 

[edmehlig]

RWS is the only brand I will use.

 

[toytruck]

RWS or the new Remington caps work for me.

 

[paia]

I've never had problems with CCI or Remington, but given a choice, I'll take RWS. RWS is all I have shot for a few years now.

 

[fliowa]

I have been using Remington #11 (factory code x22619 on packaging) in one of my Knight Mk 85's. I use 100 grains of loose 777 ffg. It has ignited every time. I just used it last week in Iowa and the temp. varied from about 10 below to 20 above. I use the same combination here in Florida where temps get between about 35 to 90 degrees.

 

[Franksauto]

Never had a problem with CCI.

 

[billyzink]

I've never had problems with CCI or Remington, but given a choice, I'll take RWS. RWS is all I have shot for a few years now.

Where do you buy the RWS?

 

[Nimrodder]

RWS 1075's are the best IMO. Midsouth Shooters supply has them. Just be aware they are alot more expensive than CCI's.

I usually go down to the NMLRA spring shoot in Friendship, IN to get my caps and powder.

 

[Nimrodder]

Here's the link to Mdd South

http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/i ... 0622105209

 

[billyzink]

I would never use a 1000 of them, wonder if I could find someone to split a case? Hell It probably would take 20 years to use 500 of them!!!

 

[barkbuster]

Billyzink,
i will send you some to try if you pm me your address as i don't know if i still have it.

 

[billyzink]

Billyzink,
i will send you some to try if you pm me your address as i don't know if i still have it.

I sent you my addy, Probably not neccessary to send me any though, i will need to buy some anyway, unless you have a lot of them and want to sell a few hundred?

 

[sabotloader]

barkbuster

Be careful if you mail them - there is one big fine if ya get caught shipping an explosive without hazmat notices...

 

[barkbuster]

sabotloader,
thanks for the heads up. didn't think about that. will just tell billyzink where i buy mine.

 

[mrlnfshr1]

Actually, most of the caps are probably fine depending on the size of the nipple. Seems that #11 isn't exactly the same from one mfg to another. On my Lyman rifles, the RWS caps dont fit properly and often require 2 drops of the hammer to fire. This can be corrected by changing the nipple or sanding/filing down the nipple slightly for a better fit, however Remington and CCI caps fit and fire fine.

 

[billyzink]

Actually, most of the caps are probably fine depending on the size of the nipple. Seems that #11 isn't exactly the same from one mfg to another. On my Lyman rifles, the RWS caps dont fit properly and often require 2 drops of the hammer to fire. This can be corrected by changing the nipple or sanding/filing down the nipple slightly for a better fit, however Remington and CCI caps fit and fire fine.

Knight Nipple