Re: Tips for getting into blackpowder?
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Last edited by lurker on Wed Nov 03, 2021 7:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.
i'm retired. what's your excuse?
I've found the holes to be fine, but the stock Pietta nipples are slightly too large for #10s and too small for #11s. 11s just fall off, and the 10s would take 2 hammer strikes to fire in a lot of cases. My solution was to very VERY carefully hold the threaded end of each nipple in the chuck of my electric drill and spin the external part of it on some fine sandpaper, just slightly reducing the radius. Now the #10 caps fit better and I have less misfires. Probly should just pony up the 40 bucks for the slixshots tho.lurker wrote: Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:57 pm i've had good results for increased reliability with drilling out nipples slightly larger.
ensuring proper cap fit to nipple is actually a bit more critical for preventing chain fire. A properly seated bullet does a pretty good job of preventing a chain fire from the cylinder end of things. The grease provides another layer of protection, but it is not the primary reason you use it.CDFingers wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:08 am With the revolver, plug the loaded cylinders with Crisco to prevent chain fire, so it smells like popcorn when you shoot it.
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If you give a No. 11 cap a little squeeze, it'll hang on the nipple better.308Scout wrote: Sat Jul 17, 2021 3:43 pmensuring proper cap fit to nipple is actually a bit more critical for preventing chain fire. A properly seated bullet does a pretty good job of preventing a chain fire from the cylinder end of things. The grease provides another layer of protection, but it is not the primary reason you use it.CDFingers wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:08 am With the revolver, plug the loaded cylinders with Crisco to prevent chain fire, so it smells like popcorn when you shoot it.
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