Flash Cups For Armisports

[hobbler]

Anyone know, who supplies flash cups that fit the .577 Armisport P53?

For the rifled 1847 .69?

[hobbler]

Nobody using flash cups on the minie machines?

I read about the British using them and hoped some were available.
For me it is particularly desirable being a left dominant eye shooter... getting powder tattoos on the right arm does get old. :p

[Jim_Burgess_2078V]

I've never seen anyone using flash cups with their muskets as long as I've been skirmishing (43 years). I shoot left handed with my right hand just in front of the trigger guard which puts it directly under the bolster. I do not wear a glove when shooting musket. My right thumb usually gets black from the flash but that's no big problem. If you are concerned about your right arm feeling the effects, wear long sleeves.

Jim Burgess
15th CVI

[hobbler]

Heh, thanks for the habadashery advice any way! :D

The commercially available cups really do not appear to be of workable dimensions. In the seventies I fashioned flash cups for percussion rifles from thin brass and mucho solder. That way the thickness of the material (that causes the nipple to ride higher and the thread engagement to be lessened) was very little. After having a nipple blow out on a long rifle I started paying some attention to that!
Making my own is probably the best way to go for muskets as well.

[gmkmd]

Track of the Wolf carries a selection of Flash Cups:

https://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/805/1

[Jack C., 69th NY]

I believe S&S has flash cups that fit muskets. Call @ 718-497-1100 to see if they are bringing to Nationals. Or just stop by their booth at the Nationals.