Since my attempts at reloading 22 magnums was a bust I decided to come up with a solution to the left over priming mixture.
I have a single shot black powder pistol that I don't use very often so when I decided to take it to the range with me I discovered that I was almost out of percussion caps. Then I came up with a solution.
I knocked the primer cup out of some fired Remington 157 shotgun shell primers, hammered out the firing pin dimple and used the priming mixture to create a percussion cap. These work darn good and the corrosive nature of the priming mixture doesn't matter since you have to clean the pistol thoroughly after use due to the black powder.
The cups fit tightly and they seal better than the thinner factory caps.
Homemade percussion caps
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Re: Homemade percussion caps
This is on my to-do list list. I purchased one of the kits to make percussion caps, but haven't got around to trying to make them.
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Need a dang like button here!
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A tip worth knowing percussion caps are scarce over here .....
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Here too John. Haven't seen a tin in any store in over two years.gamekeeper wrote: ↑Wed May 25, 2022 4:57 am A tip worth knowing percussion caps are scarce over here .....
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And given what primers now cost, if you can find them, I shutter to think of what percussion caps are going for now!