CCI percussion caps

**4V50 Gary** · July 5, 2014, 08:27 AM

Went by Big R yesterday and noticed tins of caps for $5.49. Are they that price in your area?

jimwill48 · July 5, 2014, 10:10 AM

I have seen them all the way up to $7.99...various online vendors list them in the $5.99 range but do not have them. The $3.00 and under days is gone

North East Redneck · July 5, 2014, 01:56 PM

Depends on the store. I see them for over $10 at one place. $6-8 seems common.

Kappe · July 5, 2014, 02:04 PM

Always been $4.99 at my local hardware store.

JT-AR-MG42 · July 5, 2014, 02:10 PM

6.00 is about right around here, IF you can find them.

8.00? Those are in stock every day.

Glad you found some.
I got lucky and traded 1000 Rem. 7 1/2s (available everywhere) for 600 Rem No.11s and 500 RWS caps.

Now, if I can only find musket caps that don't cost more than a box of 9mm factory ammo!!

JT

Pahoo · July 5, 2014, 02:11 PM

In our immediate area, they run higher than $5.49. A big problem that some stores have stopped supporting M/L supplies and we have to go to the major store. I too use to buy them at some local hardware stores and even my barber shop. Not anymore. .....

Be Safe !!!

B.L.E. · July 5, 2014, 02:57 PM

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Now, if I can only find musket caps that don't cost more than a box of 9mm factory ammo!!

You can find musket nipples made for #11 caps however. Try Track of the Wolf.

Andy Griffith · July 5, 2014, 08:01 PM

Just bought some Remington #10's for $5.00.

I felt robbed, but glad to get them.

Wish they weren't all "slabbed" in plastic though.

Sure Shot Mc Gee · July 6, 2014, 06:05 AM

Haven't had to buy any #11s in quite a few years. But I'll bet there near the same price you paid for yours though.

mannyCA · July 10, 2014, 11:45 PM

make your own, fun and very cheap! Did I mention it was cheap? Become self sufficient and never be a slave to market conditions again!.

In fact, I know someone making a cap maker over on castboolits right now!

**4V50 Gary** · July 11, 2014, 08:18 AM

Mannyca - I have a Tap O' Cap but want to make one for musket caps. Since I'm not a reenactor, I won't be thrown out for it.

salvadore · July 11, 2014, 09:22 AM

$5.99 for Remingtons.

bushmaster65 · July 11, 2014, 01:41 PM

saw 8 tins of #11's at a gun show last weekend here in central Texas for $14.oo!!!!
The tins also looked like they had been in someones garage for years...

Sure Shot Mc Gee · July 12, 2014, 10:33 AM

I doubt you'll see a store bought musket cap maker. What could a person use for its priming charge. Toy caps. Not hardly.
But it will be amusing to see what some other would come up with for the purpose.

Pahoo · July 12, 2014, 02:04 PM

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I doubt you'll see a store bought musket cap maker.

Back in my "BuckSkinner" days, I made a Tap-O-Cap for the #11's and not as pretty as store bought but they worked fine. I really see no reason why one could not be made for musket caps. As far as priming material, I'd start out with roll-caps although they are getting harder to find and the material has changed. I have used material in those kid's sidewalk poppers. They are hotter and I know they would work. !!! ...

One hard lesson I have learned, is that you can get burnt/hurt fooling around with this stuff. ....

Take care and;
Be Safe !!!

Rototiller · July 13, 2014, 05:35 PM

None of my local gun shops has caps, I paid $7.99 per bubble pack of Remington #10 at Cabela's last week. I only got three tins since that will last me a while.

Donald

July 5, 2014, 01:56 PM	#3
North East Redneck Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2012 Location: Berkshire Hills Posts: 741	Depends on the store. I see them for over $10 at one place. $6-8 seems common. __________________ NRA Patron Member SAF Life Member GOAL Member

July 5, 2014, 02:11 PM	#6
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	Availability ??? In our immediate area, they run higher than $5.49. A big problem that some stores have stopped supporting M/L supplies and we have to go to the major store. I too use to buy them at some local hardware stores and even my barber shop. Not anymore. ..... Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing.

July 5, 2014, 08:01 PM	#8
Andy Griffith Senior Member Join Date: May 14, 2009 Location: Macon Co. NC Posts: 591	Just bought some Remington #10's for $5.00. I felt robbed, but glad to get them. Wish they weren't all "slabbed" in plastic though. __________________ Barney Fife: "Nip it, nip it, nip it!" Andy Griffith:"Oh now Barn'...."

July 11, 2014, 01:41 PM	#13
bushmaster65 Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2012 Location: Central Texas Posts: 140	saw 8 tins of #11's at a gun show last weekend here in central Texas for $14.oo!!!! The tins also looked like they had been in someones garage for years... __________________ "Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave."

July 5, 2014, 08:27 AM	#1
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,838	CCI percussion caps Went by Big R yesterday and noticed tins of caps for $5.49. Are they that price in your area? __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

July 5, 2014, 10:10 AM	#2
jimwill48 Member Join Date: April 30, 2012 Posts: 23	I have seen them all the way up to $7.99...various online vendors list them in the $5.99 range but do not have them. The $3.00 and under days is gone

July 5, 2014, 02:04 PM	#4
Kappe Senior Member Join Date: May 28, 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 149	Always been $4.99 at my local hardware store.

July 5, 2014, 02:10 PM	#5
JT-AR-MG42 Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 2008 Posts: 555	6.00 is about right around here, IF you can find them. 8.00? Those are in stock every day. Glad you found some. I got lucky and traded 1000 Rem. 7 1/2s (available everywhere) for 600 Rem No.11s and 500 RWS caps. Now, if I can only find musket caps that don't cost more than a box of 9mm factory ammo!! JT

July 6, 2014, 06:05 AM	#9
Sure Shot Mc Gee Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,876	Haven't had to buy any #11s in quite a few years. But I'll bet there near the same price you paid for yours though.

July 10, 2014, 11:45 PM	#10
mannyCA Senior Member Join Date: May 7, 2009 Location: the world Posts: 182	make your own, fun and very cheap! Did I mention it was cheap? Become self sufficient and never be a slave to market conditions again!. In fact, I know someone making a cap maker over on castboolits right now!

July 11, 2014, 08:18 AM	#11
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,838	Mannyca - I have a Tap O' Cap but want to make one for musket caps. Since I'm not a reenactor, I won't be thrown out for it. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

July 11, 2014, 09:22 AM	#12
salvadore Junior member Join Date: January 1, 2007 Location: Idaho Posts: 2,282	$5.99 for Remingtons.

July 12, 2014, 10:33 AM	#14
Sure Shot Mc Gee Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,876	I doubt you'll see a store bought musket cap maker. What could a person use for its priming charge. Toy caps. Not hardly. But it will be amusing to see what some other would come up with for the purpose.

July 13, 2014, 05:35 PM	#16
Rototiller Member Join Date: July 7, 2014 Posts: 16	None of my local gun shops has caps, I paid $7.99 per bubble pack of Remington #10 at Cabela's last week. I only got three tins since that will last me a while. Donald