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    A couple of newbie musket questions

    May I ask a couple of questions here as a newbie? Musket percussion cap size for a 61 Springfield both Armisport and Pedersoli ( I believe it to be a #11 ?) and what would be the best approved black powder, number included if possible? Thank you in advance

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    Steve, we use musket size caps, #11 are normally used on revolvers along with #10's. I believe Goex black powder is the most commonly used brand in either 2ff or 3ff, there are others also like swiss, shutzuen, kik, etc.
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    Yup, like Francis said, muskets use musket caps. I prefer German-made Dynamit Nobel caps.

    I am not a fan of Shuetzen. It is noticeably dirtier than Goex. I have heard great things about Swiss, and intend to try it on my next bulk purchase.

    Steve

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