Julie Bove wrote:
>
> So we resorted to
> using a rock or a hammer to pop the caps. That's what we usually did when I
> was a kid because it was quicker and easier than loading the guns.

The old cap guns were lame. Us boys didn't care for the tiny
pop sounds. Instead, we would take the rolls of caps and blow
them all up at one time. We used the ends of our baseball bats.

If I remember correctly, one roll held 50 caps. Put one on
the street and punch down with a baseball bat for a very
loud ear ringing explosion. (all 50 going off at once)

Been there, done that.

Also...back then, their was none of these pansy aluminum
baseball bats. They were all made from hardwood just like
the MLB has always and still uses.