ORIGINAL: bdeather
cayugad did you say they make another striker for the caps that is different than the one that came with the gun? If so, how much and where do I get one? If you could please list phone numbers and other contact info I would really appreciate it. Do I really need one? The guy at Sportsmans Warehouse said he uses the same striker for all three ignitions and never really had a problem. Oh by the way I was shootin musket caps because I have never shot the #11 the guy at SW said I should try some#11's what is your opinion on this? Would I get less fowling with these? Are they a dependable choice like the musket and 209s? Sorry for all the questions.
Tom at Sunrise Archery is a White Dealer and got me my parts.
http://www.sunrisearchery.com/ send him an e-mail or come tothe DWB's forum and they will set you up.
Yes there is a hammer made for the musket and #11 caps. The difference is it does not have that bump in the middle of the hammer that the one you're using has. Iwas having some problems with the #11's exploding almost, and because of that chunks of the cap were getting caught in the hammer and locking it up.
Going to the #11/musket hammer, which is flat, it strikes the entire cap. It then spreads it open after the impact making it easy to remove. When I got my rifle I contacted Tom and asked him what parts I might possibly ever need. I figured should I ever need them, I have them. He suggested a spring, and a #11 breech plug/nipple. I also wanted the #11 hammer. So I ordered them through Tom and he had them shipped to my house.
Do you need them.. well it is nice to have spare parts should you ever need them. But if the rifle is working so well for you, you are a better judge of that and what you need.
I use the #11 CCI Magnum caps (only because I can not get the RWS Dynamite Noble 1075 anymore) and they worked excellent. There was no crud ring shooting Triple Se7en and the fowling was much less then with the 209 primers. You already discovered about the fact there is no swabbing the barrel between shots.
I guess I will have to try the musket caps one of these times. I have four tins of them. I think as long as your shooting loose powder the #11 caps will work just fine. But if you're having luck with the musket caps, stick with what is working for you. Musket caps are 10 times hotter then a #11 cap.