Author Topic: Tedd Cash Capper Evaluation for 1858 Remington Revolver (Read 1581 times)

David L · « **on:** October 02, 2003, 07:15:25 PM »

Tedd Cash Straight-Line Capper Evaluation

SRP: $8.99 (suggested retail price)

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I bought this product thinking it would help me CAP my nipples faster. It was very LOW quality. It sticks when loading caps and is very cumbersome to use. It holds about 18-20 caps depending on how you load it. I capped my 1858 Remington with it and it was VERY slow going, I can cap the cylinders faster by hand. The hard backing supporting the caps is just great BUT the fingers on the capper makes this tool very hard to use. IF you do not get the angle just right then it will not cap the nipples, the pressure required to use this tool is just unacceptable to me, leaves me wondering when Ill set-off a cylinder just by capping it with this tool. I know, its prolly never happened but Im not taking that chance with MY fingers,,,,,,,,

I suggest you forget about this tool and do it by hand. This tool was recommended to me by a member of a forum, the member also said he could cap faster by hand.

I bought it and I can tell you right now, DO NOT waste your money on this useless tool, doing it by hand is twice as fast and twice as safe!!

Its not worth the money.

David L

Chicken today and feathers tomorrow

1860 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 03, 2003, 12:44:03 PM »

None of those cappers will work with a Remmie but I have a Cash snail capper that I use for everything else and it's great. I've not had or seen a problem with Ted Cash products.

1860

Flint · « **Reply #2 on:** October 04, 2003, 02:51:32 PM »

True, a snail capper does not work in a Remington, unless you go on a mill and open up the nipple wells to accept the width of the capper nose. But I have had no problem using an in-line capper except that they don't hold many caps. I still struggle them on wuith a snail capper and finish with a wood tool. Colt types have no problem with a snail capper at all.

bfoster · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2003, 03:02:29 PM »

David L,

I didn't make the recommendation to you, but I do use this capper on an (original) Remington New Army, the revolver that the companies reproducing this model mistakenly call the M1858. This revolver does have ample clearance to allow the spring fingers and backer of the Cash tool that you mentioned to seat caps quite quickly, and without fuss.

At first this capper is indeed awkward to fill, but with continued use one does acquire a knack for using it.

I do know that the reproductions do not follow the original pattern in all details, and that there are some considerable differences in some dimensions between brands, and sometimes between different lots from the same manufacturer. There are also some variations in dimensions of some parts within the million plus run of original revolvers. I do not know what kind of "M1858" whoever made the recommendation to you was using, but these variations may explain some of the problems that you have encountered.

regards,

Bob

Flint · « **Reply #4 on:** October 05, 2003, 06:23:09 PM »

In a side response to bfoster, the Original Remington never got near the Millions, (the repros have) by the end of the Civil War Remington had sold the Union Army 116,765 Army revolvers and 16,736 Navies. Civilian sales never got close to that kind of production, and many of the surplus guns went west, and were converted to cartridge. Actually, the Italian reproductions have far outproduced both Remington and Colt in the entire percussion era by a factor of 100 at least. The main revolver sold to the US Army was the New Model Remington Army (1861 and 1863), though many Beals (1858) were sold previous.

bfoster · « **Reply #5 on:** October 09, 2003, 04:49:43 AM »

flint,

You're absolutely right. My brain must have been asleep.

Total production of the New Armies ran a bit over 140,000 per the Karr brothers book.

Bob

howdy doody · « **Reply #6 on:** October 09, 2003, 08:34:32 AM »

I have no problem at all with my inline Ted Cash capper with the two metal spring tabs on the end. I could never get the ones with only one spring metal tab to work however.

1860 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 09, 2003, 11:46:42 AM »

Many moons ago when I had more time than money, I made a real bizar capper for my Remington. It works like the striker of an Inline ML'r and has a mag tube that holds about 75 caps. It works well but I no longer use it because that mag tube is about a foot long. Wish I could post pictures here, this thing is really odd looking but good for range shooting. All brass and silver solder, probably have a solid weekend in the making of it. :roll:

1860

Dalton Masterson · « **Reply #8 on:** October 14, 2003, 05:23:59 PM »

I have found on my capper that if I start the cap, then let it turn on its side while still in the capper springs, I can get it right on the nipple, then just finish it off with my finger, no problems..... they are even Piettas :wink: ..... DM