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I just recently acquired a Polish Capper. What a great item! I have watched the videos and I still have a question. Are you supposed to push the cap on the nipple and just lift the capper back off, or do you push the cap down and pull the capper to the side?

I thought pulling to the side was the way to do it like my straight Ted Cash capper, but it doesn't seem to work. Any tips?
 
Polish like as in Poland or as in like "car polish" ?

I've never heard of a Polish capper but I do have a weird circular musket cap capper that's 1800s era, that fits this description...
 
It is a great tool. It works perfectly to turn the caps right-side-up when you put them in randomly and shake it. It also feeds and holds the cap perfectly. I have used mine to cap the nipple but pressing down hard and lifting it straight off. I have the "new" model that has an open end. It appears you can put the capper to the side and have it release the cap. I used a lot of force and that didn't happen. I have not tried again since the original post, but I will later. The lanyard hole makes it handy to keep in your bag, and with the lanyard looped around my bag strap I don't worry about losing it. I can also get it out by pulling the lanyard.
 
I believe the term Polish capper originated due to the fact it takes 5 people to make it work

The capper is made in Poland. It was designed by some talented engineers who created a capper to place caps on revolvers (namely Remington 1858) that have defied capping using other cappers. To make such an unjustified stereotypical statement is uncalled for. There are many highly rated reviews of this capper.

I would recommend removing the quoted post and mine.
 
I bought two Polish Cappers for myself. Whatever praise that I heap in that brass marvel would be an understatement.

I got one to handle the #11 caps for single shot pistols and rifles. Another is for the #10 caps used on the revolvers.

I’m getting a third capper for the #11 magnum caps for my Howdah pistol and shotgun.

That way I don’t have to worry about what caps I have already loaded in the capper. In addition the capper stays in the gun box/bag for the respective gun.

I’m also getting three more for Christmas presents.

I try to avoid insulting anyone but if one were to hold off purchasing the Polish capper he or she is not getting the full potential out of their black powder shooting experience.

I said it that way because I don’t want to call anyone an idiot.
 
I watched a couple of videos about it and the users did pull to the side to release the cap. I can totally see how this capper would be great for the revolvers. I use a snail capper that basically does the same thing.
 
I watched a couple of videos about it and the users did pull to the side to release the cap. I can totally see how this capper would be great for the revolvers. I use a snail capper that basically does the same thing.

My snail capper isn’t as good as the Polish capper.
 
I apologize for my ethnic slander, I am from Minnesota originally, land of many Nordic and Northern European ethnicities. Depending on which group you were among at the time, you were bound to hear jokes about the others. It seems the polish jokes always started out with " how many...does it take.."
 
I apologize for my ethnic slander, I am from Minnesota originally, land of many Nordic and Northern European ethnicities. Depending on which group you were among at the time, you were bound to hear jokes about the others. It seems the polish jokes always started out with " how many...does it take.."
Why is the whole country so dang sensitive these days? Too many chips on too many shoulders.
I was a German descent child in the 50's and right after the war there were tons of jokes about the Krauts....
I laughed at them and even told a few myself.
 
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