Sealing the Cap

[ML_Hunter]

Leaned something last hunting season, tried it, and it worked out very well. So I thought I would share for others as well.

While hunting in the early season, I was sitting in my truck drinking some coffee and refilling my capper when all of the sudden...I dropped my entire can of musket caps, and of course, over half of the caps went straight into the coffee  . I had enough caps to finish out the early season, but I was now on the hunt for more musket caps. And I now only purchase the German caps (comes in a red can). Everywere I went was sold out, so I made the trip out to the muzzleloading store in Puyallup.

They happen to have the German caps without flanges which I wanted to try for a wile (sometimes the flanges will catch and caper jam, as I'm sure you all know). So I purchased three cans. The guy at the store gave me an fantastic idea! He recommended to take a bit of wax and put rub the was over the cap after the cap is on the nipple to further assist keeping water out of the nipple. 

I've never had much issue with water getting into my nipple and I have only had one miss fire, but I took his recommendation and recommended it to the guys who I hunt with. One of my hunting partners has had a hell of a time with his rifle not going off due to wet powder  . We hunted all throughout the last season and our special permit season in January without any of us having a miss fire. Works great.

So for the upcoming season, try getting a small thing of wax and waxing your caps. 

[ML_Hunter]

Also wanted to ask if anyone else has tried this, and what has your experiences been?

[Jonathan_S]

Never tried it, sounds effective though.

What I want to know is if you drank the coffee or not? 

[kerrdog]

I washed my hunting pants twice with a capper full of the dynamit noble caps.    Weeks later I took the capper to the range and caps worked fine.

[Hangfire]

What works better is wax (softer ) from a toilet ring seal. They are cheap to buy and give a life time supply. I carry some in a small container in my shooting box. A little wipe around the out side works. My son-in-law has had very good luck with this, and told me about it. A very tight cap fit is desirable but in very wet weather some thing more is needed.

[jbeaumont21]

Another option is clear finger nail polish.  It dry's fast and creates an air tight seal plus the it cleans up easy.  I have used it multiple times with great success.

[Dan-o]

 

Been doing that for years.....  although I also like the wax idea.

[ML_Hunter]

Never tried it, sounds effective though.

What I want to know is if you drank the coffee or not? 

Sure did...it was still hot, so why not 

[ML_Hunter]

Another option is clear finger nail polish.  It dry's fast and creates an air tight seal plus the it cleans up easy.  I have used it multiple times with great success.

That sounds like a grand idea! May have to try that this year. But once it dry's and you finish your hunt for the day, can you still pop your cap off, or do you have to shoot it off?

[jbeaumont21]

You can crack the seal and pop it off no problem.  Just carefully take your knife and cut around the base of your cap and it will seperate the polish.  The polish actually becomes brittle on the cold metal. Once you get the polish to start breaking off the rest of it will scrape off real easy.