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I got 6 f.p.s faster with a musket cap over a number 11. The musket cap is handier in the field.
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Musket caps, and never look back:
- much easier to handle
- hotter flame
- more flame volume
I made the switch 15 years ago and won't go back. I don't use 209's only because the musket caps work so well. I spent 7 or 8 years hunting New England winters so snow & rain, with no problems. That said there is less room for improvement with an inline than a side lock.
FYI I think the RWS caps are the best but I've never had a complaint about any make.
Work is what you do to finance your real life.....
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http://www.n-ssa.org/vbforum/showth...re-and-gas-production-of-percussion-capsThe following data were published in:
Muzzle Blasts, Ralph Lermayer, "Madison Avenue, Congress, and Controversial Ballistics," May 1998, page 42.
CCI Primer And Percussion Cap Chart
[li]#200 Lg Rifle . . . Flame Temperature F� 3024 . . . Gas Volume (cc) 11.68[/li]
[li]#250 Lg Rifle Mag . . . Flame Temperature F� 3717 . . . Gas Volume (cc) 11.97[/li]
[li]#209 . . . Flame Temperature F� 3024 . . . Gas Volume (cc) 21.98[/li]
[li]#10 . . . Flame Temperature F� 3024 . . . Gas Volume (cc) 6.53[/li]
[li]#11 . . . Flame Temperature F� 3024 . . . Gas Volume (cc) 6.53[/li]
[li]#11 Mag . . . Flame Temperature F� 3024 . . . Gas Volume (cc) 7.59[/li]
[li]Musket Cap . . . Flame Temperature F� 3717 . . . Gas Volume (cc) 14.36[/li]
One shot, one kill........ It saves a lot of ammo!
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When they say hotter, looks like they mean it.
What fresh Hell is this?
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Yep... according to that chart, the Musket Caps are 22.92% "hotter" than the standard percussion caps, .22 rimfire priming material and in-line 209 shotgun primers and produce about 2.2 times greater gas volume of than the standard percussion caps.
It's smart to hang around old guys 'cause they know lotsa stuff...
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