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[Doc Hoy]

Articap

You said, "the nipples are more to blame than the caps".

My problem is that I assumed incorrectly, that my successful use of nr 10 Remingtons on the ROA (My one and only ROA in which I have yet to change nipples) was an indication that the choice of cap size for the pistol is nr 10 regardless of who made the caps.

Now I have learned that it don't work that way.

 

[madcratebuilder]

I have found it easier to find a revolver to fit my caps. I must have over a dozen different tins of caps and no two alike. I just go through my revolvers till I find a good match and then that tin stays with that revolver.
The only revolvers I have found that I had to change nipples on are Pietta Remingtons. The angle of the nipples, and it seems the hammer always hits them on a new revolver, deforms them.

 

[arcticap]

It's like buying a pair of shoes and with so many of them being made in China now, some brands always seem to be made too narrow.
I'm curious about how old your Ruger is and when Ruger may have switched their nipple size, if at all?

Ruger serial number history:

http://www.ruger-firearms.com/Firearms/PS-SerialNumberHistory.html