SomebodyMakeRiderRepro
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Today I experienced my very first chainfire using a new Pietta cylinder. Both I and gun are fine but the cause of chainfire is worth making public to hopefully warn others. The reason was directly me (for not checking all chambers thoroughly before firing) and indirectly Pietta for passing through their quality control a cylinder inherently unsafe to fire. I used lube but without a wad as I assumed bullets give good enough seal that no extra precautions are required. That assumption is roughly true so long as pietta does not pass through a chamber with a deep scratch inside. Bullets were significantly oversized (.456 dia) but it didn't help much. Chainfire on very first cylinder.
So, sparks from adjacent chamber have a direct path to the powder and the result is... you guessed, chainfire. The cylinder was brand new, covered in factory grease. I take it all on me for not inspecting all chambers thoroughly but I post this to serve as a warning that each and every new gun must be THOROUGLY inspected before firing. Chainfire is not the worst thing that could have happend due to such sloppy quality control.
Anyways, I have unscrewed the nipple from the faulty chamber and intend to use it as 5 shooter only for the time being. Any ideas how this can be fixed are highly welcomed.
So, sparks from adjacent chamber have a direct path to the powder and the result is... you guessed, chainfire. The cylinder was brand new, covered in factory grease. I take it all on me for not inspecting all chambers thoroughly but I post this to serve as a warning that each and every new gun must be THOROUGLY inspected before firing. Chainfire is not the worst thing that could have happend due to such sloppy quality control.
Anyways, I have unscrewed the nipple from the faulty chamber and intend to use it as 5 shooter only for the time being. Any ideas how this can be fixed are highly welcomed.
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