I have a 1849/55 Kammerlader is great condition. I was wondering what percussion caps people are using. On mine. commercially available musket caps are too large and #11 and #12 percussion caps are too small.
Right now I am pinching musket caps to try to get them to stay on the nipple, but about half of them fall out when I close the chamber.
Surely there must be a good way to use modern caps?
Barry
If You can get hold of the "RWS # 1218" musket caps with 6 wings, then they are a tad smaller than the "RWS # 1081" musket caps with 4 wings, and should stay more securely on the original nipple of a Kammerlader.
I once cut the front of a spent .22LR cartride and stuck it on. Not sure if I used some epoxy, or if it was a friction fit only. Let the front with a slight bevel pointing out, somewhat lower than the top of the nipple. Worked pretty good with standard musket caps. Will add picture if I still have it.
Edit: Found it! It was pretty worn out and hammered flat, so it is shorter than a 'new' one. Also had a scew installed as a sleeve, the inside cone was very burnt out.
Ah, forgot to upload both pictures and editing time was out. Here is a side view:
Can seem to find any RWS 1218 caps available in the US right now, but I will look at Friendship in June (our biggest black powder event in the USA)
I will test the .22 LR idea as well!
Last night I tried fitting a CCI musket cap - it too was way to big, but it seemed to respond to being pinched to size a bit better than my RWS 1018 caps
Thanks!