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Offline Rt5403

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muzzle cap question.
« on: December 27, 2023, 05:28:20 AM »
Anyone know where I can get a muzzle cap like the following? It seems more slim and round than most production caps I've seen. And it doesn't seem to stick so far out on the sides like others I've seen.Toyed with making my own but not sure if I could pull it off.

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Re: muzzle cap question.
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2023, 06:49:00 AM »
Maybe Kiblers. Or make your own. It would depend on your barrel size at the muzzle cap.
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Re: muzzle cap question.
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2023, 06:54:59 AM »



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Offline Rt5403

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Re: muzzle cap question.
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2023, 02:19:11 PM »
May try making my own. This one seems to not have a groove in the bottom either.
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Offline Steeltrap

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Re: muzzle cap question.
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2023, 03:23:00 PM »
Check this out. Not all caps had the RR grove in them. https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=62735.msg629100#msg629100
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Offline satwel

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Re: muzzle cap question.
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2023, 05:40:13 PM »
Don't be afraid to try making your own muzzlecap. I just made one for an India Pattern Bess I restocked.

I followed this tutorial:  https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=24785.0

I screwed up my first attempt, but my second try turned out perfectly. It was surprisingly easy. I built a paper template first to get the dimensions close to where they needed to be.
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: muzzle cap question.
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2023, 06:26:45 PM »
They aren't hard to make.
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Re: muzzle cap question.
« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2023, 11:43:20 PM »
Looking at the photo again it looks like there Is no cap on it simply wrapped around.
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Offline M. E. Pering

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Re: muzzle cap question.
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2023, 01:08:59 AM »
Muzzle caps are pretty easy to make.  Make sure you start with annealed brass, and anneal again when needed.  I make mine from .040, but you could probably use .030 just as well.
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