Prof Young
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Smoke Pole Shooters:
So I've posted about building and shooting a CVA Hawken 50 cal muzzle loader. Took it to the range again today and the issue of the percussion cap needing multiple strikes to ignite persisted. Sometime I had to drop the hammer five times before the thing went bang. I've replaced the nipple that came with the gun with a stainless steel nipple. I'm using #11 caps, which I'm relatively sure is the right size for the nipple. I've tried cleaning off the nipple, cleaning the hole through the nipple, pushing the cap on really firmly and the problem remains.
Is there a way to make the hammer drop harder?
What else should I try.
Life is good.
Prof Young
So I've posted about building and shooting a CVA Hawken 50 cal muzzle loader. Took it to the range again today and the issue of the percussion cap needing multiple strikes to ignite persisted. Sometime I had to drop the hammer five times before the thing went bang. I've replaced the nipple that came with the gun with a stainless steel nipple. I'm using #11 caps, which I'm relatively sure is the right size for the nipple. I've tried cleaning off the nipple, cleaning the hole through the nipple, pushing the cap on really firmly and the problem remains.
Is there a way to make the hammer drop harder?
What else should I try.
Life is good.
Prof Young