Conversion from Caps to Ramset ?

[golden sky]

hey I was wondering if anyone came up with an adapter for swapping over to a low powered Ramset instead of a 209 or a #11 cap? both 209's and #11 have become impossible to find in California.. plenty of Ramsets at Homedepot

today I was able to take a .22LR and snip the base off with a pair of dikes and slid it over a #11 nipple, to my amaizment it fired nicely, yet I haven't tried it with and black powder yet.

 

[russellshaffer]

Interesting idea. A pistol primer in a short length of aquarium tube will also work, but primers are hard to find. Why don't you try a blank charge in the back yard and let us know how that Ramset works. They are cheap enough I think I'll give it a try myself.

 

[deerstalkert]

easier to make your own caps.

 

[Colonial Boy]

When desperation is the norm I have used kids’ toy caps (Maynard’s Patent Primers) or, for preference, the plastic percusssion caps that are also sold for kids’ cap guns.
Not always good ignition but…

 

[golden sky]

maybe the toy caps inserted into the #11 punch die from 22LR-reloading.com would work ?
https://sharpshooter-22lr-reloader.myshopify.com/products/11-percussion-cap-maker

 

[n.h.schmidt]

The toy pistol role caps can work for the home made cups.Not real good.I used to do that myself. The powders from the same place as the cap maker do work very well. Powerful and will work with any of the subs.

 

[Scota@4570]

Ramset cartridge's contain a charge of smokeless powder. I have no idea how that will interact with the main charge. The Tap-o-Cap with toy roll caps works OK. I made thousands when I was younger.

I lost the hole punch supplied with the kit. It is a small and weird size. If anyone know where to get one I am all ears.

 

[Woody Morgan]

If you can't find caps you aren't looking near hard enough.

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[Rudyard]

As a boy I broke open what where called' cartridge' electrical fuses just to get the two ends so as to put toy pistol caps into them to fire my Enfield .Hardly a practicle plan beyound the few shots it limits you to work with .But it worked & I could reload them .But such primeing is horribly corrosive. .Rudyard

 

[mooman76]

Ramset cartridge's contain a charge of smokeless powder. I have no idea how that will interact with the main charge. The Tap-o-Cap with toy roll caps works OK. I made thousands when I was younger.

I lost the hole punch supplied with the kit. It is a small and weird size. If anyone know where to get one I am all ears.

Try one of the large craft stores. They usually have a variety of hole punches.

 

[russellshaffer]

Maybe one of these would have the right size. Search for leather punch.

 

[Bighorserider]

There are lots of YouTube videos about making your own caps. Some seem to work pretty well.

 

[Are. M.]

Seems like with the ramset you'd be rolling the dice on haulin'-ass gas and potential shrapnel exploding from under the hammer. No experience with them, but it's a .22 and I know what those can do.

 

[Tasbay]

I just use the plastic red toy caps for range shooting (most shooting actually) and save my #11 caps for hunting. I only use Black Powder.

 

[William Lincoln]

Cap supply is returning, but the jacked-up prices are staying up.