You never know what you'll find

[Hawg]

 I decided to do a water test between Remington and CCI caps. I knew I had a tin or two of Remington caps somewhere. I started going through possibles bags but didn't find them. I finally found them in one of my junk boxes. Brand new still in the blister pack. While I was going through possibles bags I found these from when I hunted with a .50 cal. I think they're Ox-Yoke but not sure as I haven't used bought patches since the late 80's or early 90's. They're still slightly oily feeling and they will leave an oily film on your fingers. They do have a little odor to them but you can't call it rank and you have to get your nose fairly close to them to smell it. I have one of each of the caps in marked bottles of water. In an hour or so or whenever I happen to remember them I'll test them.

[Zulch]

I'm interested in your water test. 

[Hawg]

OOPS!! I forgot. I left them both in bottled water for an hour and a half. I didn't dry them off and they both failed. The Remington clogged the nipple with primer compound. The CCI nipple was clean. CCI is on the right.



I couldn't get a good pic of the clogged nipple but you can see it if you look close.

[Zulch]

Thanks Hawg. Sounds like the CCI was good to go.

[Zulch]

Well not good to go

[Hawg]

Well not good to go

 

[Navy Six]

I've had Remington caps clog a nipple even when dry. I believed it happened because I used a push stick to seat the nipples and can only assume I pushed too hard. I stopped using a push stick and so far it's never happened again.

[Zulch]

I've had Remington caps clog a nipple even when dry. I believed it happened because I used a push stick to seat the nipples and can only assume I pushed too hard. I stopped using a push stick and so far it's never happened again.

That's good to know Navy Six. My CCI #11's don't seem to fit well on most of my factory cones. I just pinch them a little and shove them on with my thumb. Have considered a push stick. I've been advised to buy some Slix but haven't done it yet. I've never used the Remington #10s. Guess I could go that route, IF??? I can find some LOL

[Navy Six]

Zulch, in my opinion the Slix-hot nipples are well worth the money. They are very consistent in size/dimensions which a lot of factory nipples can't lay claim to. Also the Remington #10s are the closest thing to one size fits all and when they become available again are worth laying in a supply if you intend to do a lot of shooting. My only concern with the Remington caps is just occasionally the green priming compound will fall out of the cap in the form of a disc. All this is not news as I'm sure you have heard it many times before.
The push stick I thought I needed at a Cowboy Shoot in order to insure ignition. I guess I'm too heavy with the stick and went back to consistent thumb pressure which I have a better feel for--just make sure the caps fit correctly.
Hope we haven't strayed too much from Hawg's water test as that was quite interesting.

[Hawg]

Don't worry about straying from my water test. The test was a side note. My post was mainly about finding the old patches. Somebody on another forum said he had a CCI cap go through the washer and still fired. Then he took one and put it in a bottle of water for an hour and it still fired. This was after he dried it out with a blow drier. I decided to try both a Remington and a CCI and see what happened but I didn't dry them out afterward. I also forgot to get them out after an hour. It was an hour and a half before I remembered them. That priming compound coming out of Remington caps is the main reason I don't like them. I get far too many with missing compound. CCI #10's work fine for my factory nipples. They do require a little push to install but I know they're not falling off. I do have one Remington that somebody put SS nipples in and they take CCI #11.