Cap jam

[hawg]

I witnessed a cap jam on my 51 navy today. My wife was shooting it loaded with Richmond Labs conicals. I have never had a cap jam with it. She fired three shots and said she couldn't cock the hammer. I looked at it and the hammer was frozen solid. I had to take the barrel and cylinder off to clear it. I was shocked to say the least. SO, I guess it's the way I shoot that avoids cap jams.

 

[armoredman]

Interestingly enough, my 1851 is the only one I ever had cap jams with. Outlaw Kid put a cap rake on it and that went bye bye.

 

[Jackrabbit1957]

Send to me and I will get rid of the problem once and for all!

Cap post and action shield will take care of the problem. Send it to me and it's problems are gone.

 

[hawg]

Cap post and action shield will take care of the problem. Send it to me and it's problems are gone.

Mike has been trying to get me to do that for years. I don't need one. I rarely have jams and this is the first time I've ever had to take a gun apart to clear it.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Mike has been trying to get me to do that for years. I don't need one. I rarely have jams and this is the first time I've ever had to take a gun apart to clear it.

photos of the Jam?

 

[hawg]

photos of the Jam?

Why would I take pics of a jam? I intended to take a pic of her shooting it but I forgot my phone. I do wish I had taken it. I would have took a pic of the big smile on her face after she shot the 30-30.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Why would I take pics of a jam? I intended to take a pic of her shooting it but I forgot my phone. I do wish I had taken it. I would have took a pic of the big smile on her face after she shot the 30-30.

educational purposes! my wife shot me in the head with a nerf gun from 25 yard! I was very impress and surprised. Was on the John, minding my business, and pop! right in the head… I quote, “that was GOOD!”

 

[hawg]

educational purposes! my wife shot me in the head with a nerf gun from 25 yard! I was very impress and surprised. Was on the John, minding my business, and pop! right in the head… I quote, “that was GOOD!”

Your bathroom encompasses 25 yards? I have had a huge bathroom before but it wasn't that big.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Your bathroom encompasses 25 yards? I have had a huge bathroom before but it wasn't that big.

LOL!!! From the top of the stairs to the 1st floor bathroom! Maybe not 25 yards.. probably feet

 

[Slamfire]

I learned to flip a Colt open strap revolver, as I cocked it, to keep fired caps from falling down into the mechanism. If I timed the flip right, a loose cap would fall away from the mechanism. Once a cap gets down there, it can be a bugger to remove.

Another reason I preferred the 1858 Remington. The top strap of the Remington mechanism prevents that particular failure mechanism.

 

[hawg]

I don't so much flip it. When the muzzle rises from recoil and I cock it it leans to the right a little. I rarely have a jam. Mostly I just get a cap stuck to the hammer but that doesn't happen often.

 

[armoredman]

He does great work.

 

[hawg]

He does great work.

I have no doubt about that but I don't need it and I don't want something on a gun that the originals didn't come with.

 

[45 Dragoon]

I have no doubt about that but I don't need it and I don't want something on a gun that the originals didn't come with.

He even told me that just "knowing" it had coils instead of flats ( even though you couldn't see them) would bug him !!!
Mike

 

[Jackrabbit1957]

Good grief. Some peoples kids!

 

[usaral63]

That woman's tellin' you somethin!

 

[Blackpowderwarrior]

@hawg what say Ye good fellow,? Richmond labs vs colt conical of the eras gone flavors?

 

[noelf2]

I don't so much flip it. When the muzzle rises from recoil and I cock it it leans to the right a little. I rarely have a jam. Mostly I just get a cap stuck to the hammer but that doesn't happen often.

Yep! A tilt to the right while cocking and the problem goes away. Smooth the hammer face and notch a bit so it's not so sharp and caps won't stick much either.

 

[hawg]

That woman's tellin' you somethin!

Yeah, she's telling me my technique is better than I thought it was.

 

[hawg]

@hawg what say Ye good fellow,? Richmond labs vs colt conical of the eras gone flavors?

I've never shot a Colt conical so I don't know. I know the Richmond Labs has a small enough base to easily fit in a Pietta loading window without modifying it. They're harder to load than a round ball and they are very accurate out of my gun.

 

[Mark_Mark]

That woman's tellin' you somethin!

she’s telling me head shot is a thang for her!

 

[Jim Watson]

Coach Weems said

I had an ER nurse in a class. I noticed she kept taking all head shots. Her response when asked why, "'I've seen too many people who have been shot in the chest putting up a fight in the ER."

 

[4v50 Gary]

I learned to flip a Colt open strap revolver, as I cocked it, to keep fired caps from falling down into the mechanism. If I timed the flip right, a loose cap would fall away from the mechanism. Once a cap gets down there, it can be a bugger to remove.

I've heard of raise and shake too and heard that it was used in combat during the ACW. I've yet to read it in a first hand account, but I generally don't read ACW books by cavalrymen.

 

[hawg]

I don't think it was a thing back then. IMO cap jams back in the day were few and far between.

 

[Jackrabbit1957]

Might have something to do with modern caps vs CW caps. Aren't modern ones thinner material?