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Joey V. · January 5, 2011, 11:43 AM

Hey all,

How do you guys keep caps on nipples? I am not talking about a revolver but a sidelock. I have done 2 things so far but wanna see if someone does something better.
1. I put a finger nail mark in the side of my #11 caps and that tightens em up but makes them reeeaaal hard to get on
2. I switch to a musket cap nipple because the cap has a little more substance but again not real tight. I also experience more failures in these caps than in #11 I have no idea why???

I have bought a 209 conversion nipple Called a Mag-Spark and that is perfect everytime but not traditional by any means.

January 5, 2011, 11:43 AM	#1
Joey V. Member Join Date: October 18, 2010 Posts: 55	how do I keep a cap from falling off the nipple? Hey all, How do you guys keep caps on nipples? I am not talking about a revolver but a sidelock. I have done 2 things so far but wanna see if someone does something better. 1. I put a finger nail mark in the side of my #11 caps and that tightens em up but makes them reeeaaal hard to get on 2. I switch to a musket cap nipple because the cap has a little more substance but again not real tight. I also experience more failures in these caps than in #11 I have no idea why??? I have bought a 209 conversion nipple Called a Mag-Spark and that is perfect everytime but not traditional by any means.