GMRevolver
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- Jan 25, 2020
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I've recently acquired a Pietta '51 in 44. Initially, it required 2 strikes for a cap to detonate with the stock nipples. I chalked this up to poor quality nipples. They were sized for #10 and even then, fit was inconsistent. I since replaced these with stainless #11 nipples from Track of the Wolf. Even though fit is much nicer, I'm facing the same problem. There's a slight amount of endshake in the cylinder as all revolvers have, and the only way it reliably fires caps is to hold the cylinder back.
Needless to say that this isn't a desirable practice with loaded chambers. I've shimmed the bipples with neoprene washers as a temporary fix but I'm wondering if there's a fit issue that I'm missing here. Do I need to simply order(yet again) nipples with longer cones?
Needless to say that this isn't a desirable practice with loaded chambers. I've shimmed the bipples with neoprene washers as a temporary fix but I'm wondering if there's a fit issue that I'm missing here. Do I need to simply order(yet again) nipples with longer cones?