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General discussion => Black Powder Shooting => Topic started by: BillF/TRF on April 22, 2024, 09:08:44 PM

Title: percussion caps
Post by: BillF/TRF on April 22, 2024, 09:08:44 PM

Has anyone found a supplier of percussion caps?  Either Remington or CCI would work for me.  thanks

Title: Re: percussion caps
Post by: BillF/TRF on April 22, 2024, 09:54:05 PM

As a follow-up on my question, I have found a brand of percussion caps called RWS (European made?) that are available from a US supplier but know nothing about their quality.  Anyone familiar with this brand and how it compares with CCI or Remington?  Thanks.

Title: Re: percussion caps
Post by: Robin Henderson on April 22, 2024, 10:11:52 PM

In my opinion, the RWS caps are of excellent quality. I've used thousands of them without a hitch.

Title: Re: percussion caps
Post by: Paul from KY on April 23, 2024, 02:18:16 AM

They are excellent quality and come from Germany.

Title: Re: percussion caps
Post by: Daryl on April 23, 2024, 03:15:59 AM

I've been using RWS caps since 1972 and they are excellent caps. I would place them above either CCI or Rem. The last Remington & CCI caps I bought,
had the odd cap missing it's charge, which are loose in the tin.  That NEVER happened with RWS caps I used to buy by the sleeve.

Title: Re: percussion caps
Post by: Bob Roller on April 23, 2024, 04:36:41 PM

Rottweil-Westphal-Sinoxid=RWS. , a German maker and I have used a lot of them with no misfires and they are non corrosive.
I have used their primers in BPCR loading and no problems with fit or performance.If you can get their caps,do it,
Bob Roller

Title: Re: percussion caps
Post by: old george on April 23, 2024, 05:22:48 PM

Same as the others, I used them when I was doing CW reenactments, excellent caps.

george

Title: Re: percussion caps
Post by: Bigmon on April 24, 2024, 03:09:56 AM

Just this day I saw #11 caps for salr at a Dunhams store for around $12 or $13 a tin if I remember correctly?  I do not recall the brand, but they had caps.

Title: Re: percussion caps
Post by: smylee grouch on April 24, 2024, 06:26:07 PM

Years ago I bought some RWS caps on traders row at the NMLRA Western National Shoot because I had left my Remington,s back at the place I was staying  in Phoenix , 16 miles away and they performed very well and consistantly. 

Title: Re: percussion caps
Post by: Kurt on April 24, 2024, 09:51:15 PM

Bigmon, thanks for the tip on Dunhams, I picked up some CCI #11 there today. $13 a tin. Thanks again.