Status of CCI percussion caps - YouTube video

[linkstate]

I saw this video last night. A muzzleloader guy on YouTube asked CCI at the latest NRA convention what’s up with caps. Thought some of you might find it interesting. I guess if you need caps, keep an eye out in the next few months and load up. Just leave some for me… He briefly mentions Remington caps too so maybe they are made at the same place?

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

I really love shooting my .45 Knight Muzzle,,,,,,,,,,,,,, If Percussion Caps are hard to find, this saddens me as much or more than shortages of Pistol and Rifle Primers, expensive factory ammo etc.

 

[Mike OTDP]

Big lesson - stock up when you have the chance. This is news?

 

[linkstate]

Big lesson - stock up when you have the chance. This is news?

Your sentiment makes sense for those that were already black powder shooters. But anyone getting into it in the last 2 or 3 years probably has had trouble finding caps. Got a cap and ball for Christmas? Good luck.

Not sure if you watched the video but the news is CCI is planning to ramp up pre Covid levels of cap production. It just hasn’t been a priority for them for at least the last couple of years.

I loaded up when I heard Bass Pro was going to stop carrying #11 caps and they were on sale.

As an aside, I want to try some RWS caps but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a tin in person and if they are available online, I never catch them in stock.

I’ve been so out of the loop I didn’t even know Goex shut down and another company bought them and will be resuming production if they haven’t already.

 

[Doco Overboard]

CCI rep said seeing unprecedented demand.
No kidding?
Just make some caps and get to it already for gosh sakes.

 

[linkstate]

I don’t know how to link it but If you go to to that guys channel and then posts he mentions how CCI/Remington are under Vista outdoors. Which if I remember right, basically killed Remington as a brand..

He also talked about RWS and how they may have stopped making caps.

Just going off what he said and he seems to have inside contacts.

It’s so bizarre to me. Muzzleloading is big in Europe from what I understand and even here in the US. Not like center fire, though. Maybe for a lot of people that own a percussion arm, a tin of caps will last them forever.

Pedersoli and Uberti offer tons of percussion arms. One would think they might want to start their own production or future generations won’t buy them unless they just want to look at them.

I have a kit on the way that’s a flintlock. Good timing I guess….

 

[JohnnyE]

I think I have plenty of copper sheet, a cap punch, mercury, and the ability to make mercury fulminate, so maybe I should get busy.

 

[Blacksmith101]

I think I have plenty of copper sheet, a cap punch, mercury, and the ability to make mercury fulminate, so maybe I should get busy.

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[JohnnyE]

Get a percussion cap maker:

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Old World Tradition - 21st Century Innovation. Reload 22lr & 22MAG Ammo. Can't Find Primers? Reload small and large pistol or rifle primers with Prime-all compound. Create aluminum gas checks for cast bullets or create your own #11 percussion caps. Specialty reloading products made in the USA!

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#11 Percussion Cap Maker

Make your own #11 percussion caps out of aluminum cans. Easy and fun to do... Comes with complete instructions. Use our Prime-All Repriming Compound as your priming compound, and make your #11 percussion cap for approximately 1¢ a piece. #11 Percussion Cap Maker Instructions - .pdf File

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Article on cap making:

Make Your Own Percussion Caps – The Kit Works!

The #11 percussion cap maker seems a lot more complicated than it is. This article and video are part a new Black Powder Project here at GunsAmerica. I met a drop dead genius at SHOT Show of 2017 and interviewed him. He had developed a simple system to reload your .22 LR cartridges, and had even...

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Did you take a peek in my gunroom? That's my kit, plus copper and mercury. Just need the time.

 

[Gordon]

My friend spoke with CCI rep in regards to primers and how expensive they are and the rep reported that it’s pure greed. CCI did not increase the cost.

 

[Mike OTDP]

RWS is making caps, but the demand right now is for primers. Something about a war in Ukraine...

 

[The Saint]

My friend spoke with CCI rep in regards to primers and how expensive they are and the rep reported that it’s pure greed. CCI did not increase the cost.

The cost for dealers has doubled and then some since 2019. from $40/1000 w/hazmat basically included to almost or a little more than $100/1000 + hazmat. It's unsustainable unless you buy in bulk.

 

[gungate]

LOL we are relegated to reloading primers.