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Old September 20, 2012, 11:02 AM   #1
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Mag-Spark?

Has anybody tried or uses a thing called `Mag-Spark'? And will work on a 1847 Colt Walker? Or a 1858 Remington? It looks like its for rifles only. Thanks!
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Old September 20, 2012, 09:05 PM   #2
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I believe that the Mag-Spark is only for single shot guns that will accommodate its size which conventional C&B revolvers will not allow for.

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Old September 21, 2012, 12:14 PM   #3
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Yup! Way, way to big for anything like a revolver's cylinder.
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Old September 21, 2012, 05:43 PM   #4
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never heard of these

What is a Mag-Spark? Large, hot cap? Never heard of it.
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Old September 22, 2012, 08:19 AM   #5
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Replacment for a standard nipple. It uses a 209 shotgun primer encased in a screw on cover to "waterproof" the whole shebang. There's a built in striker to fire the primer.
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Old September 23, 2012, 06:07 AM   #6
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This thing has been around for many years but used a different style of Cap in the past. (Large modern Rifle Primmer) now its a 209 shotgun primmer. It's application. To be mounted in/on a traditional cap lock style of rifle or shotguns nipple snail. Somehow, someway, someone, has Resurrected this antiquated gun part again. It was a problematic part in its past history. Its hard enough for this old timer just getting a cap onto a nipple these days let alone fooling around with this thing when my hands are cold or early morning before daylight.

Good Morning Hawg. You know. I think you should get one of these Hawg. You'd look good a-sport'in one on your rifle. Never have to worry about another wet cap ever._

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Old September 23, 2012, 08:53 AM   #7
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I don't even see the point in it. Percussion caps have been working fine since 1830 or thereabouts.
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Old September 23, 2012, 09:10 PM   #8
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Just another extra component with the possibility of failure.

As Sure Shot and Hawg said, don't see the need.
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Old September 24, 2012, 05:29 AM   #9
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Good Morning Hawg. You know. I think you should get one of these Hawg. You'd look good a-sport'in one on your rifle. Never have to worry about another wet cap ever.
Mornin McGee, I don't worry about it now.
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Old September 24, 2012, 07:10 AM   #10
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I don't worry about it now. Me either.~~Hmm?
Hawg. Not twenty feet from the window 3 nice free grazers standing in the yard here now. Yep that figures. Guns unloaded, in the closet, and here's a nice size one look'in right at me. Oh well._
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Old September 24, 2012, 12:19 PM   #11
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Had one on an older Thompson for a couple of years, and it never failed to fire. It worked really well, right up until I dropped the cap, 20 ft to the ground. It bounced a couple of times, and I spent the best part of an hour looking for it, to no avail.

The cap wound up costing me over $450.00, because when I took it in to get another one, the shop had a brand new Encore for sale, and even though my mind said NO NO NO my heart just had to have it.
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