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BillF/TRF
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percussion caps
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April 22, 2024, 09:08:44 PM »
Has anyone found a supplier of percussion caps? Either Remington or CCI would work for me. thanks
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BillF/TRF
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Re: percussion caps
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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.
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Robin Henderson
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Re: percussion caps
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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.
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Paul from KY
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Re: percussion caps
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April 23, 2024, 02:18:16 AM »
They are excellent quality and come from Germany.
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Daryl
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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.
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Daryl
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Bob Roller
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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
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old george
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April 23, 2024, 05:22:48 PM »
Same as the others, I used them when I was doing CW reenactments, excellent caps.
george
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Bigmon
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Re: percussion caps
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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.
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smylee grouch
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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.
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Kurt
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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.
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