spare cylinder problems fixed
i finally made it out to the range last week and thought i would provide an update on the issues i was having last month. it was fun to finally get to shoot the gun and the fix ended up being a lot easier than i anticipated.
i managed to get 24 shots with almost no trouble at all. some cap fragments now and then got stuck and i just shook them out. also cleaned up the cylinder a bit every 6 after 12 shots. other than that, pulled the trigger 24 times and went boom 24 times with no troubles. nice! better than i expected.
by the end of the shooting session i noticed it was much easier to install the good cylinder. i wasn't clint eastwood smooth but it was down to under a minute. later i thought i should try the troublesome cylinder and now it also works just fine! cocks, half cocks, locks, unlocks, etc. i guess a little bit of shooting pounded down the hand just enough that everything is good now.
by the way, this was my first time ever shooting a black powder gun. i was a little nervous the first time i loaded it up. to make life easy i was using pyrodex pellets. it's a lot less intimidating for a total novice. remington #10 caps, pyrodex pellets, cabela wads, and hornady .454 balls. worked very well!