Round barrel forend nose cap

[rdlange]

I need a nosecap for a half stock with a round barrel.  Tried TOW & Dixie.  All I found were octagonal.  Any ideas where I can find one?  With a ramrod groove would be best.

Thanks.

[quickdtoo]

http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/stock-work-finishing/stock-making-accessories/nose-caps/lenard-brownell-mannlicher-nose-cap-prod1395.aspx 

[Bugflipper]

I didn't know they made round ones. The few I've ran into I bought a smaller barrel diameter octagon one and worked them over with a die grinder. If you can't find a round one this place sells quite a few octagon ones in different sizes. Doesn't look like they have one with a ramrod hole though. Good luck.
http://www.muzzleloaderbuilderssupply.com/mbs2cart/agora.cgi?cart_id=7314367.17977&product=Nosecaps

[rdlange]

Thanks.  Got that one marked.  I'm looking for something like a Hawken or an English style nosecap that is rounded off, but not for octagonal barrel.  I may have to get creative and pour one from pewter.  I'll figure it out eventually.

[quickdtoo]

Here's the one I was thinking of that was posted in the Huntsman forum once.

Tim

http://www.muzzleloaderbuilderssupply.com/mbs2cart/agora.cgi?cart_id=4235811.17437&p_id=31650&xm=on

[Ranger99]

tennessee valley mfg carries a 3/4 that could be
taken out to round.
if nothing else, could you find a substantial
brass one and braze it closed and take it
back out round as desired?

[Cuts Crooked]

Thanks.  Got that one marked.  I'm looking for something like a Hawken or an English style nosecap that is rounded off, but not for octagonal barrel.  I may have to get creative and pour one from pewter.  I'll figure it out eventually.

That would be the way I would do it. I've done one pewter nose cap and found it is fairly easy to do.

[P.A. Myers]

A little work with a round file, easy fix.  The octo part of the cap is only about a 3/16 boss in the front. The remainder of the cap is larger and round.  P.A.

[flintlock]

Why not pour one???

[P.A. Myers]

The trapdoor springfield has a nose cap for a round barrel. The cleaning rod groove could fit a ramrod.

 P.A.

[Cuts Crooked]

Dixie Gun Works used to sell a kit for pewter nose caps, that's how I made mine. Haven't checked a DGW catalogue in a lot of years but it would be a good place to start if yer interested. I recall the kit came with an excellant set of instructions and a good sized bar of pewter.