Cap and ball cartridge former

goodshot · Aug 6, 2019

anyone have any handle on cap and ball cartridge formers? I have seen a few on you tube , from manley and capandball.EU, anyone here make their own or find a place to buy them?
Thank you in advance for any ideas and/or help

Carbon 6 · Aug 6, 2019

Manley formers can be ordered directly from the maker, Russel Smith. You can contact Russell at [email protected].

waarp8nt · Aug 6, 2019

I have made them from brass and delrin on my South Bend lathe. I suppose a fellow could make one from delrin or a wooden dowel rod with a drill or drill press using a file or sand paper to turn it down to the desired size.

Kansas Jake · Aug 6, 2019

I tried my hand at paper cartridges a couple of years ago. I simply took a piece of dowel and got out my pocket knife and whittled it to shape.

hawkeye2 · Aug 6, 2019

I made one from a 6" or so length of dowel using a pocket knife and sandpaper. It was for a .36 and I most likely used a 3/8" dowel. Put a taper (eyeballed it) on it and may have cut a groove for the seam but I don't remember as it was about 45 years back. It only took a few minutes and I have more or less done the same thing for my Brown Bess. I see no need to buy one and they aren't very fancy.

Bad Karma · Aug 6, 2019

I’m using an 8drn nozzle from a brass impact sprinkler because it has a perfect taper. For the dowel I used about 6” of walnut turned to match the internal taper in that nozzle.

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