Percussion Cap Update Redeux

[@wrbruce6100]

If anybody can come up with a better cap, I believe you can do it. Take care

[@merlinvnv7785]

love those shirts !!!!!

[@carlericvonkleistiii2188]

He definitely has style!

[@merlinvnv7785]

@@carlericvonkleistiii2188 yes he does

[@justinstilson8028]

Ok i just watched again,sry i didn't hear you mention the rhe Al. the first time. Ty.

[@louislarose6613]

Great Information ! Thank You Sir !

[@poordady]

for moisture proofing try hair spray can get it in spray bottle please show how with the slurry

[@timesgonetech3057]

Tried it, didn't work when sprayed so I'm making a new set by adding a drop to each cap with an eye dropper.

[@Marcus-xl9kr]

Make me want to read my explosive pyrotechnics book

[@justinstilson8028]

I recently found your channel,TY for the info,it is quite helpful . I'm thinking perhaps flash-grade aluminium might serve as a better fuel,and more reliable? Theoretically it should work,ans burn cleaner... The idea of the A.Trisulphide aounds like a bad idea,maybe more power but seems fairly dirty for a primer? Just throwing out ideas here,maybe even a magnallium mixture.. Both L.Stpypnate and L.Azide are a bit too much on the Legality side of things,and far too toxic for my taste.

[@hanelyp1]

Magnalium, a spicy fuel and possibly a replacement for ground glass. Maybe even an initiator if hit hard enough, breaking grains and exposing fresh metal to oxidizer.

[@JessNewcomb]

Have you considered using potassium chlorate and aluminum mix for the caps.

[@timesgonetech3057]

Yes. Too much brisance and not enough fire and sparks. Also sensitivity to impact is very poor.

[@genebishop1405]

could you use Tannerite or a mixture there of?

[@timesgonetech3057]

Not sensitive enough. Even a small handgun won't set it off.

[@DangerClose13E]

I haven't even gotten the chance to examine an actual #10 cap. That is how elusive they have been to me. What I want to know is, how filled is the cap to allow it to fit on the nipple? Does the slurry method shrink to half the volume or something?

[@timesgonetech3057]

Depending on how much primer you put in they usually cure out at about a quarter to a third full whether using the dry or slurry method. The slurry method is just quicker because the primer and hardener are all mixed together at once instead of adding the dry primer and then going back and adding a drop of acetone/hardener mix on top of it.

[@cdarrinford]

NCNM (early) Copper ammonium nitrate 30-40% Potassium Nitrate 42-25% Sulfur 10-7% Aluminum 18-28% Found this. Not sure if it can be helpful

[@timesgonetech3057]

My knowledge about CAN is limited but I'll look into it. Copper and ammonia don't like each other much so it'll be interesting. Thanks!

[@jamesgarland4990]

Terry, I love your channel but why..........just use the 22reloader stuff plus a better binder.

[@timesgonetech3057]

I hate that orange stain it leaves behind. It's nearly impossible to clean off completely.

[@woodrowbrimm2805]

You keep mentioning "the Slurry Load Method" could you explain what you mean by this term ?

[@timesgonetech3057]

Watch my playlist! Essentually mix everything together in acetone and use an eyedropper to load it into caps. I don't use it with TO24.

[@mikemullenix6956]

Are you an engineer?

[@timesgonetech3057]

Yeah... and lean six sigma black belt.

[@mikemullenix6956]

@timesgonetech3057 i really enjoy watching your videos and wanting to make my own percussion caps. I like the in depth discussion on your methods. Its sounds like you know what your talking about anyhow. I'm 70 yrs old and reloading most of my life. Mostly center fire but muzzle loaders from the 90s.

[@merlinvnv7785]

seems like yesterdays videos

[@timesgonetech3057]

It is. There was a complaint the background music was too loud so I turned it down a little and re-uploaded.

[@merlinvnv7785]

@@timesgonetech3057 Ok

[@dbod9815]

I came across something called "Armstrong's mixture". There is a Wiki article on it. Seems similar to H-48 but uses red phosphorus. Here is a video where a guy "supposedly" is mixing just potassium chlorate and sulfur and it goes off. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGWseYyhhdysfbM I see you got bamboo, charred up a paint can full this past weekend. I'm hoping it makes good BP, my back yard is overrun with it.

[@deandeann1541]

Armstrong mixture is used as the active ingredient in toy caps, it has no other commercial use as it is too sensitive to percussion.

[@deandeann1541]

Red phosphorus is a very controlled substance in the USA because it is used by criminals for the production of methamphetamine. A small amount of red phosphorus can be obtained from the friction strip on match books, it is enough to make a very small amount of Armstrong mixture for educational purposes (but you might just as well buy some toy caps).

[@timesgonetech3057]

Potassium chlorate and red phosphorous can DEFINITELY ignite simply by mixing them dry. So can chlorate and sulfur. Chlorate has largely been replaced with perchlorate which is more stable. A version of Armstrong's mixture was considered by the military as a primer but it was deemed too unstable.

[@tompowers8495]

Why not mercury fulminate?........I know ....mercury........the stuff us kids used to coat penny's with........easy to make has been used before in billions of primers ........ya I know it's corrosive.....what isnt.

[@timesgonetech3057]

It's also very toxic when it burns and sometimes explodes when being made.

[@woodrowbrimm2805]

Mercury is also Highly Poisonous which the Old Prospectors found out when using it to separate Gold from Ore .

[@timesgonetech3057]

@@woodrowbrimm2805 in yea olden days mercury was used in the process of making beaver felt hats. It made the hat makers tremble uncontrolably and behave irrationally leading to the phrase "mad as a hatter" and was the inspiration for the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. Then it killed them.