Everywhere I checked has the $35 fee for toy caps, I'm like I'll just hunt them down at a store just on principal, I'm not paying a fee and signing for toy caps made for little key chain cap guns
Been meaning to ask you how the "experiment" was going, its been a while . . .
The Centear 60 is finished and ready for bench testing , my 60 is ready for the Ransom rest with a bit more work on the Ransom grip adaptors.
Absolutely not!! Any "off the shelf" ammo will work. The Uberti cylinders are slightly shorter so the best option is the Pietta cyl for "belt pistols ". They allow use of "factory fodder". Reloads made to "norm" will work just fine!!
Angel Eyes was killed with an open top. Just sayin'.After seventeen pages of postings, the thread was closed.
I was so close to ending this controversy.
So, I will say it here.....
If the Remington was good enough for Angel Eyes, it should be good enough for everybody, full stop.
I saw that the gated kits from Kirst are on sale right now for the '60 for $350. I am torn between having a bigger case to stuff full of black powder (45 Colt) or load smokeless in 45 ACP. I have a ridiculous amount of 45 ACP brass and very little 45 Colt. Also looks like Colt brass is hard to get now.....
A mear technicality.
Not for Angel Eyes.......
I turned a set of my Pietta cones down to work with No 10 CCI caps. I have 300 of those to burn up so hopefully they work! I made some of those beer can caps with the prime all compound. They work good except on my caplock rifle the hammer hits them hard and square enough that it cuts a perfect circle of aluminum that falls into the nipple. Have to dig that out every time. Planning on trying some brass and copper material to see if that will work better. They seem to be plenty hot! Just bought a flintlock rifle so that will save some caps also!
It's far easier to stock up on flints, especially the huge musket flints . I must have like 20 of them and I barely shoot my .69 Flinters. I go through at least one per range trip , plus I'm usually starting the day with a half used up flint that I've already turned around in the jaws, so I get to practice "field flint replacement "I turned a set of my Pietta cones down to work with No 10 CCI caps. I have 300 of those to burn up so hopefully they work! I made some of those beer can caps with the prime all compound. They work good except on my caplock rifle the hammer hits them hard and square enough that it cuts a perfect circle of aluminum that falls into the nipple. Have to dig that out every time. Planning on trying some brass and copper material to see if that will work better. They seem to be plenty hot! Just bought a flintlock rifle so that will save some caps also!
Where did you source the prime all?I turned a set of my Pietta cones down to work with No 10 CCI caps. I have 300 of those to burn up so hopefully they work! I made some of those beer can caps with the prime all compound. They work good except on my caplock rifle the hammer hits them hard and square enough that it cuts a perfect circle of aluminum that falls into the nipple. Have to dig that out every time. Planning on trying some brass and copper material to see if that will work better. They seem to be plenty hot! Just bought a flintlock rifle so that will save some caps also!
Thanks. I got the cap maker from DGW just before the whole covid thing kicked off not knowing that there was going to be a cap shortage. Didn't get the compound. I appreciate the information.
