ORIGINAL: skeetabop
Whilemaking deer drives I would find myself losing a few caps going thru the brush etc. Any ideas on how to keep them on? I've read candle wax, but we make multiple drives and i need to take the cap off to transport the gun. I use a 1858 2 band Enfield (which is a deer slaying machine, but that's another thread). The caps are winged.
I was wondering too how many shots can you get out of a nipple?
Are you talkng musket caps? The information of winged and on a 1858 2 band Enfield makes me thing your shooting musket caps. If this is the case I know the suffereing your going through. A little trick I have used is take some packing tape, just a small piece and tape from the edge of the barrel, over the bolster and it will hold it on. If your spring is plenty strong it will fire the cap. Give it a try and see if it does not work. You can also squeeze them a little, pinching them together and that will help also.