JohnnieT
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I’ve been using those CCI reenactor caps on my Investarms .54 Hawken with no problems so far. Dixie Gun Works has several sizes of replacement nipple in stock if you need one.
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#11 vs musket caps
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You're lucky. They're weak for musket caps but probably equal to a normal #11 cap.
JohnnieT
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Yup. I definitely prefer RWS, but the LGS here has lots of the CCI so I thought I would give them a try. They definitely are not as hot as the RWS, but they are getting the job done so far.
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Some years back the CCI musket caps were so hot Civil war reenactors were having hell with them on the two rank battle line. I understand CCI started making a milder cap, but I wound up with a scad of the old ones, used only on a Zouave and a .50 cal Virginia caplock.
No. Not without changing the nipple to a Musket size.
Whether a musket size nipple will work is also an issue on some guns. Unless the center of the hammer is right at the center of the nipple, the edges of the hammer nose can strike the cap, slowing down the speed of the hammer right before it makes full contact with the cap.
Mine is not quite centered so may not work then.
mkabe
Gray Hawk
That's what I just purchased. I was having a hard time finding any, except at a crazy high price, and then found my favorite gun shop/range had two boxes (20 tins of 100) in stock. I forced myself to buy just three tins of them at only $5.00/tin. The paper box they were in said "Reenactor Caps" but the tins said "Multiple Use". So we'll see how well they work. Fortunately I still have a tin of approx. 90 ea. of the older stronger caps. Can't help think these caps are still stronger than the #11s.
mkabe
Gray Hawk
At least as strong with more volume of gas I would think. Plus, they are much easier to handle, esp. with could hands or gloves. I like them!
The musket caps fit the larger cone of a musket nipple. They will be greatly oversized for the normally encountered #11 cone. You will find that a musket nipple threaded for your rifle might work.
