J-Bar
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Clean gun.
New caps.
Press on with dowel.
Get back to us.
Good plan. If there is a cap fragment down in the works mucking things up, cleaning should find it.
Clean gun.
New caps.
Press on with dowel.
Get back to us.
I was kinda thinking about that the other day. I found a few tins of Remington 10s that have to be twenty years old, probably more than that. Figure I’ll use them up before the newer stuff.I can't remember having any caps that went bad. My biggest cap problem is Remington caps that lose their priming compound.
Make sure you have the correct size percussion cap for the revolvers Nipples ... there are different sized nipples and different sized caps ... if they aren't the correct size / fit ... no go bang .I will try the caps again, probably my fault not seating them. I had to leave the range early in frustration as there was a constant request to go down range.
Maybe I should bring a spotting scope and let the AR guys borrow it so I can shoot.
And ...Don't Forget ... The SIZE is more important than freshness ... get the cap size correct !Clean gun.
New caps.
Press on with dowel.
Get back to us.
And ...Don't Forget ... The SIZE is more important than freshness ... get the cap size correct !
I don't have a problem with seating caps with the hammer. It's not going to hurt anything but say anything about it and you get a lot of negative responses. I just use my thumb.
Nothing better than turning down nipples , chucked in your drill for , that perfect fit ...
... after that caps just slip on and hold tight with a slight amount of finger pressure .
You don't want to use a hammer to drive them on ... that could lead to an accidental discharge .
Gary
The hammer, not a hammer. I also press fit caps with pressure on the hammer.
So you didn't have to turn down your nipples to get a proper fit ?I got a chance to try the caps again. I used a brass rod to fully seat the cap. Bang bang bang. Thank you all for your advice for overcoming my fat finger syndrome.