il.bill
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Is this dumb, or clever, or somewhere in between?
I had some difficulty seating the caps on my 'new-to-me' Remington 1858 on a wintry range visit, so it will likely be sitting at home until the weather warms up some.
I cut some pieces off of a 5/32" rubber automotive vacuum hose and slipped them over the nipples so that I could dry fire it without damage from the hammer striking the bare nipples. It makes it a bit more fun when I take it out and pet it, while waiting for spring. I will be stripping the revolver to clean the storage oil off before going out to shoot it, so any rubber bits hanging around will be taken care of.
Here are a couple of pictures. Does this seem goofy?
I had some difficulty seating the caps on my 'new-to-me' Remington 1858 on a wintry range visit, so it will likely be sitting at home until the weather warms up some.
I cut some pieces off of a 5/32" rubber automotive vacuum hose and slipped them over the nipples so that I could dry fire it without damage from the hammer striking the bare nipples. It makes it a bit more fun when I take it out and pet it, while waiting for spring. I will be stripping the revolver to clean the storage oil off before going out to shoot it, so any rubber bits hanging around will be taken care of.
Here are a couple of pictures. Does this seem goofy?