musket caps vs no.11
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I am looking for any info on using musket caps w/ an adapter nipple (sold by Dixie Gun Works) on .50 cal gun. Will the hotter ignition result in excessive pressure, faster/more reliable ignition, higher and/or more consistent velocities, are heavier loads possible? Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
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I am looking for any info on using musket caps w/ an adapter nipple (sold by Dixie Gun Works) on .50 cal gun. Will the hotter ignition result in excessive pressure, faster/more reliable ignition, higher and/or more consistent velocities, are heavier loads possible? Why? If you use an Uncle Mikes Hotshot nipple and RWS caps, there’s no need for anything else. "Heavier loads"? What load are you shooting now? Fred Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
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#I am looking for any info on using musket caps w/ an adapter nipple #(sold by Dixie Gun Works) on .50 cal gun. Will the hotter ignition #result in excessive pressure, faster/more reliable ignition, higher #and/or more consistent velocities, are heavier loads possible? More primer will always get more powder burning faster, but you still shouldn’t exceed the Max Powder load listed by the manufacturer for your model of gun. T/C’s testing indicated that excessive loads of powder DO increase pressure, it doesn’t just "blow the excess out the barrel." A hotter primer will just increase this pressure even more. Newer guns, like Cabela’s and Knight’s and T/C’s, use musket caps or 209 shotgun primers to ignite loads of powder or Pyrodex Pellots that are WAY over max for most sidelock or conventional in-line guns, especially considering that a bigger primer will get it all burning faster. To burn all this power safely, you need one of these new guns, which are rated for these kinds of pressures. In metallic cartridge reloading, we know to drop back a few grains of powder when switching from a conventional to a magnum primer. I think the same advice would be good for muzzleloaders, too. In no case should you exceed the max listed by your mfg for your model gun. So, no, heavier loads should not be used, but you may get greater efficiency from your current safe loads. If you have ignition problems, you probably need to tighten up your cleaning discipline, pop a cap between shots, etc. If it floats your boat, go ahead and get the hot nipple. If you really want "magnum" performance, you should get the Knight Disc, T/C’s or the Cabella’s magnum, all of which reach 2000 fps with sabots (must to the chagrin of traditionalists like Fred.) Ken. P.S. I’ve NEVER seen musket caps in a local gun shop, anything can be mail ordered, but it’s not a very common thing. 209’s, on the other had, are pretty common. I have more than a few for trapshooting reloading. 
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