anyone know about nipple size and thread pitch on a navy arms 10 gauge shotgun made by pietta??

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as most of you guys know I bought a navy arms 10 gauge double barrel shotgun and I really like this fine shotgun! paul harm did me right and was a an excellent deal! thanks, paul! ;) but I want to get two new nipples for my used but new to me shotgun so does anyone know what size and thread pitch I need for this?? plus would I benefit from hot shot nipples for this as well or just regular ones?? thanks guys!!
 
Revolver hammers don't beat nipples (if set up correctly) the way other cap guns do. I like harder nipples like AMPCO .
A definite NO on any cross drilled nipples, the extra flash will burn the wood stock !
 
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Remove one of your nipples and take it to an Ace hardware. They have thread gauges for both Imperial and metric that will tell you what size and tpi.
 
yep guys I stopped in today at the hardware store and yes these are 1/4x28 thread so next which is the best set of nipples I can get as I am looking at a set of stainless steel and being told these are better than the ampco's so what are ya'lls thoughts on these? thanks, guys!
 
I would check with some place like Dixie gunworks or track of the wolf on the correct size . 1/4-28 will screw into 6x1 mmbut there is a ftmew thousandths difference
 
I said 1/4x28 because I have a 1/4x28 tap and it's what I use for all the rifles and pistols I made, and just assumed if they were something different I made them 1/4x28. You could call 810-324-2577 and talk to Anson about your question. He has run a local muzzle loading gun store for over 40 years and is very knowledgeable about anything to do with MLers. You might try after 1PM on Wed or Thurs - they may be cutting back in the summer. Just curious, what's wrong with the nipples on it ? I don't think I shot it more than five or ten times.
 
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I said 1/4x28 because I have a 1/4x28 tap and it's what I use for all the rifles and pistols I made, and just assumed if they were something different I made them 1/4x28. You could call 810-324-2577 and talk to Anson about your question. He has run a local muzzle loading gun store for over 40 years and is very knowledgeable about anything to do with MLers. You might try after 1PM on Wed or Thurs - they may be cutting back in the summer. Just curious, what's wrong with the nipples on it ? I don't think I shot it more than five or ten times.
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nothing really just want to take the pietta nipples out and put a bit more quality nipple in and so I was looking at the ampcos and stainless steel so which is better if I may ask plus i'll save these old ones for a backup just in case?
 
Do yourself a favor and go with the Ampco nipples. I have an almost 35-year-old CVA double shotgun that has had Ampcos in it ever since I completed it from a kit. After many, many hundreds of shots they still perform like new. They do not batter down, and the only time I ever experienced a misfire was during a very rainy pheasant hunt when a stream of rainwater came off my hat and soaked the caps. (No, I didn't take proper precautions to waterproof the caps. My bad.)
 
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Do yourself a favor and go with the Ampco nipples. I have an almost 35-year-old CVA double shotgun that has had Ampcos in it ever since I completed it from a kit. After many, many hundreds of shots they still perform like new. They do not batter down, and the only time I ever experienced a misfire was during a very rainy pheasant hunt when a stream of rainwater came off my hat and soaked the caps. (No, I didn't take proper precautions to waterproof the caps. My bad.)
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so next question is where do I get these ampco nipples? thanks guys!
 
Nothing wrong with Ampco nipples, but if you're not dry firing the steel nipples they should last quite a while. The cap is softening the blow. Midland, I gave you a phone number where you can buy what ever nipple you want, and plenty of anything else muzzle loading. Give them a call and check out their prices.
 
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IMHO, anyone playing with any kind of machinery - and firearms are just another sort of machinery - should have a set of SAE and a set of metric thread gauges, and a 6" digital caliper that can measure both inch and metric, and a tap and die set for both metric and SAE threads. When you take things apart, threads inevitably get buggered, or screws get lost. Stuff happens. Harbor Freight sells calipers starting at about $10, a 60 piece metric and SAE tap and die set for about $40.
 
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