Old Dixie Gun Works caps, maybe from the 80’s/90’s. Are they corrosive, ok to use?
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Old Caps-Are these corrosive?
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Mike Gordon
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Back in the late 70s Dixie had Italian made number 11 caps in their catalog at a very low price (this was before HAZMAT fees). I remember the catalog saying they were corrosive but so was black powder. I bought quite a few and still have a couple of tins, although the tins are plastic. They worked just as well as the Remington, CCI or RWS caps that I used over the years and wished I had bought more.
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I still occasionally shoot some old CVA caps in the plastic container from the late 70s and they work okay. I’m sure they are corrosive but like Mike said I don’t worry about it because I have to clean the gun anyway. I normally pull the nipple and drop it in a small container of water with a drop of dish soap while I flush the barrel. Same thing for a revolver. Then clean and dry everything, lube and reassemble. The black powder or substitute is corrosive anyway so corrosive caps make little difference.
Anything related to bp is corrosive AFTER ignition. That is why we must be dedicated to cleaning our guns well after use. I have some really old caps and would not hesitate to use them.
Exactly.
It's amazing how many used percussion guns have very visible corrosion around the drum or snail, often hammer and lock areas as well. When I see corrosion in any of these areas, especially around the drum of snail, I figure the bore is likely to be toast. There's just no room for sloppy cleaning practices with muzzleloaders.
Oh yeah, I'd use old corrosive percussion caps and then clean my gun the way I always do.
timemeddler
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just clean the gun like your supposed to and it wont matter.
