Re-hashing an old subject - cap keepers w/pistol primers

[yellowhammer]

RE this old thread> SPP in place of Percussion Caps


Did any of you have any luck getting those to fire pistol/rifle primers? Was wondering how they would fire without a firing pin protrusion on the hammer face. I'm not out of caps or anything, and I have a couple of Mag-Sparks, but am always interested in alternatives and experiments. yellowhammer out

 

[Gtrubicon]

I have used spp quite a bit in the past prior to making my own caps. They work very well. I pre cut a bunch of tubing to hold the primers at the time. They were used on my 58 Remington.

 

[yellowhammer]

Interesting. So the flat hammer surface imparts enough energy to cause the anvil in the cap to ignite the charge even without a firing pin-like protrusion.

 

[Sam squanch]

With the news from my friends about half of a tin of caps failing to explode, small primer adapters may make a comeback. If you can get them.