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opening day tommarow, and I lost my capper

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Old 11-09-2007 | 05:12 PM
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Default opening day tommarow, and I lost my capper

I was working on my plasitic musket capper (could not find a brass one). and I lost it. anyone got any ideas on how to make one at the last min.



Hey what do you know I got one more problem. Not a big one. lol
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Old 11-09-2007 | 06:20 PM
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After ya git it loaded, jus hammer a capon der!!!!
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Old 11-09-2007 | 06:22 PM
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Just use your fingers - - I did that for years.
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Old 11-09-2007 | 06:24 PM
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Default RE: opening day tommarow, and I lost my capper

I have been the most old fasion capper knowen to man, my fingers
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Old 11-09-2007 | 06:39 PM
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Default RE: opening day tommarow, and I lost my capper

musket caps are big enough. i would just throw some in your pockets or in with your pre- made load holders.
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Old 11-09-2007 | 07:06 PM
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Default RE: opening day tommarow, and I lost my capper

Actually some of the old timers just took a strip of leather punched some hole in it and placed the caps in the holes... Pushed the cap on the nipple then pulled the leather away...
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Old 11-09-2007 | 07:17 PM
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Default RE: opening day tommarow, and I lost my capper

ok I figured out how to carry them, I am just going to use my fingers. they worked at the range they will work at hunting

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