I bought a Nipple Wrench!

If you get a tight nipple it will twist. If you want a good nipple wrench get a Ted Cash.

 

Yes it will......Ratcheting Nipple Wrench | TDC - Cash Mfg (tdcmfg.com)

 

I think he meant the one he bought doesn't fit. Not surprising.

 

Don't think I've seen anyone getting worked up over a nipple wrench.

 

The best nipple wrenches I have, I made myself.
Some from 1/4" drive deep sockets, and some from hardened bolts.

 

It isn't a Traditions vs Uberti thing, it's a Colt vs Remington thing. 'standard' wrenches are made to fit Colts and are not necked back to clear the frame on Remington's. I got bit the same way when I started out with a Colt repro and got an 1858 next year.

 

Whats worse than a hurricane ?

A nipple twister

 

Here is the first nipple wrench I ever made a decade ago now.



Here is a link to an old post where I described building it below.
Even though the bolt I used was marked grade 8 I don't think it was actually as hard as it was supposed to be because I didn't have an especially hard time working with it. You don't want to use too soft of a bolt though either. The bolt I used was a left over automotive bolt from some repair project and I've heard it said that in the 70s or 80's somewhere there were a lot of fasteners that didn't actually meet spec in the automotive world so I think it was hardened, but not really to grade 8 spec at least not any more by the time I used it.

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/custom-nipple-wrench.638507/#post-7894370

 

Or even easier, you use a dremel or hacksaw to cut a groove in the end of a 1/4" drive deep socket until its a nipple wrench

 

I've had nothing but issues with the traditions wrenches. Most of them don't grab the flats well or are so soft they twist/break.

This is a great wrench that will work with tight recesses like your Rem NMA, mine has taken some pretty tight nipples out with no issues.

https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/65/1/NW-130

The Ted Cash as mentioned is another good one.

 

The Slixshot nipple folks make a good wrench too. Track of the Wolf also sells good wrenches for revolver nipples. That's what I use.

 

So MM, are you a left or right hand thread...

 

I have a Chapman ratcheting one and a larger plain one for Walker size.