Ruger .45 Black Powder nipples?

BML · June 27, 2013, 01:48 PM

I'm not sure what number caps I should use on a black powder .45 Ruger. Can you help?

Pahoo · June 27, 2013, 02:02 PM

You should still be good with #11 primers on these. ...

Be Safe !!!

thickice · June 28, 2013, 09:44 AM

I use #10 percussion caps on mine.

Hawg · June 28, 2013, 11:52 AM

#10 should be the correct size.

Pahoo · June 28, 2013, 12:08 PM

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I use #10 percussion caps on mine.

If you don't have a manual, strongly suggest that you contact Ruger to obtain one. According to the manual , it states that you can use either #10 or #11 or it's equivalent, whatever that means ??? It does warn that the cap should not fit so tight, as to have to force it on. So, I guess you would have to make that determination on yours. I use #11 on mine and per the set of replacement factory nipples, #11 is better.

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#10 should be the correct size.

Perhaps correct for your application but not true for others or most.

Be Safe !!!

DaleA · June 28, 2013, 02:27 PM

I seem to remember there were some off brand, I think they were European manufacture caps, that were not the same size as the comparable Remington # caps.

My friend had to buy different number caps for his Ruger Old Army .44 depending on the manufacturer. This was back in the late '70's though so maybe this is not an issue any more.

rclark · June 28, 2013, 10:30 PM

FWIW, I use CCI #11s

alaskabushman · July 1, 2013, 12:02 PM

#11's work great on mine, never had an issue.

June 27, 2013, 02:02 PM	#2
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	#11 You should still be good with #11 primers on these. ... Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing.

June 28, 2013, 10:30 PM	#7
rclark Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2009 Location: Butte, MT Posts: 2,622	FWIW, I use CCI #11s __________________ A clinger and deplorable, MAGA, and life NRA member. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. Single Action .45 Colt (Sometimes colloquially referred to by its alias as the .45 'Long' Colt or .45LC). Don't leave home without it. That said, the .44Spec is right up their too... but the .45 Colt is still the king.

June 27, 2013, 01:48 PM	#1
BML Member Join Date: October 25, 2008 Location: I live in a small village in Oxfordshire England which is changing to fast for me. Posts: 16	Ruger .45 Black Powder nipples? I'm not sure what number caps I should use on a black powder .45 Ruger. Can you help?

June 28, 2013, 09:44 AM	#3
thickice Member Join Date: December 15, 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 69	I use #10 percussion caps on mine.

June 28, 2013, 11:52 AM	#4
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,190	#10 should be the correct size.

June 28, 2013, 02:27 PM	#6
DaleA Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2002 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 5,313	I seem to remember there were some off brand, I think they were European manufacture caps, that were not the same size as the comparable Remington # caps. My friend had to buy different number caps for his Ruger Old Army .44 depending on the manufacturer. This was back in the late '70's though so maybe this is not an issue any more.

July 1, 2013, 12:02 PM	#8
alaskabushman Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2013 Location: S.E. Alaska Posts: 146	#11's work great on mine, never had an issue.