nose cap

[yip]

  whats the correct way when making a nose cap to place the front end, inside or out

[P.W.Berkuta]

Your choice  -- I put mine outside so the seam is not visible from the front of the muzzle.

[J. Talbert]

If your talking about brass then a one piece nose cap is the preferred option but definitely more challenging.

[yip]

  j talbert; i've done one pieces before but i was just wondering about the two pieces

[davec2]

Yip,

Iv'e done them both ways.  I think the outside version is easiest.  Here is a link from my "little rifle" post on how i prefer to make muzzle caps.....

https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=61759.msg620626#msg620626

PS....your question was about the "correct way" to make one.  On that topic I am not qualified to comment.  I have no idea which way is correct....

[smart dog]

Hi,
Original rifles show all of those ways.  Some are one piece, some are soldered with the front outside, some soldered with the front inside, and some have no front cover at all.

dave

[flehto]

I've always made my Mcaps w/ the end plate inside the "sleeve". The high temp silver solder I use is the color of brass....the seam is invisible. The "sleeve" is made from .040 brass and the end plate is 1/8" thick. When soldered together, the end plate is squared up w/ the "sleeve" w/ a disk sander. A 1/32" radius breaks the sharp corner. Made a few Mcaps w/ the RR groove but most didn't have this feature......Fred

[Ken G]

Does the type of nose cap construction follow the school of the rifle or is it a more of a just a maker preference?  A significant number of Southern rifles have either an open end on the cap or are filled with lead/pewter to form the end.

Ken

[RAT]

I have one of those original southern rifles with an iron muzzle cap with the open end filled with lead. The iron (band) part is also fastened to the wood with lead rivets through the oblique portion... not through the bottom under the ramrod.