Another noob question

from the front of cylinder if there is no air space no flame can reach powder period
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I've got one I bought new in 69. It shaves a ring with .451's and a really good ring with .454's but leave off the lube or wad and it will chain every time. Use lube or a wad and it wont. You can even leave all the caps off save one and it still wont chain with lube or a wad. Maybe it's a freak but thems the facts.
 
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The heyday of the cap and ball revolver was cavalry use in the Civil War. Can you imagine Jeb Stuart's troopers packing Crisco, or pork lard, all over the front of their cylinders? Might sit there in the morning, but at 4pm on a hot August day, it would melt and turn into a gooey mess.
Crisco on top of the cylinder, one of the great fairy tales of muzzleloading
 
Yeah, Crisco is messy. General Robert E. Lee's 51 Navy was fired seven years after his death. It was noted all the chambers were sealed with a black waxy substance. All six chambers fired.
 
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4V50GARY POSTED: Sorry Gator, but I'll go with Madcratebuilder's explanation. A proper sized ball that, when pressed into the cylinder, will leave a small ring. Being virtually airtight, it should preclude any transfer of sparks between cylinders. I think loose caps is the main culprit.

I believe it the powder train or trail left by an unclean cylinder w o wo grease that is the main cause of chain fire
 
Fillers?

I have noticed that some revolvers like fillers and others don't. in my 2 '58Remmies, the long one likes a filler, the 5 1/2" dosen't. Go figgure? No reason for sure! My Brasser .44 likes filler and the groups really shrink when I use filler and a Wad, so that's what I use.
In fact I use wads in all my guns cause I am terrified of a chainfire! Why take chances? For a lousy $9.00 per 100?
I just try each BP revolver over a rest, for accuracy and then use filler accordinglly.
ZVP
 
I never really believed the idea of a chain fire being caused from the front. I could see it if a cap fell off a nipple during recoil. The flash from a cap hits the exposed nipple and then bad things are happening.

Never seen it happen, Never knew anyone who saw it happen.

I just load powder, oversized lead ball, and grease over the chamber. Just a bit. More to keep humidity out and act as a lube for the forcing cone. May not do any realy good, but never saw any reason to shoot dry.

I consider this a "what works for you" kind of thing,
 
Chainfires come from the front. Had one. Didn't get hurt but it scared me. If the ball does not shave lead when loaded--fire can jump inside the next chambers. I don't remember if my bullets were exactly right diameter at the time (1974) but I have been told to always use a wad or grease. And I have also been told that if the ball shaves lead into a little ring it won't chain fire. I use wads anyway:D
 
I have also been told that if the ball shaves lead into a little ring it won't chain fire.
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Mine will. Granted it's the only one I ever saw do it but I cant make it chain from the rear.
 
I've had 4 chain fires, all of which came from the front. Poor choice of alloy on my part. Bullets werre not swaging properly.
 
loose fitting ball or conical

by the time that your trying to get them into the cylinder if they are loose how does one get rid of them

1 the chamber is already charged fire it

2 blow it out

3 pull it out

4 ?
 
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