Gentlemen,
I would appreciate your advise on which Richmond lock plate you would prefer from a shooters perspective.
I have never handled a repro Richmond with the early high hump, but I have been lead to believe that the high hump models were much harder to cap quickly and with dexterity, and that was one of the primary reasons for the change to low hump plates.
However, I also understand that the high hump serves the favorable function of acting as a much better 'fence' protecting the shooter from exploding caps better than the later low hump models.
Anyway, I very much appreciate the advise of those who have used either or both versions of the CS Richmond RM's as to shootability. Although I suppose that if the early Richmond RM's were difficult to cap, the 1855 Springfields must have been at least as difficult to cap with individual caps (without Maynard tape rolls), and I have never read about that (but perhaps I will when I see your replies).
Again, I thank you for all your opinions.
Chris
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