I bought a not so traditional cap'n ball .44 s.s. revolver for $80 bucks a while back.
Evidently the previous owner never removed the nipples for cleaning & they were/are pretty much welded in the threads.
The revolver has no name brand, says only "made in Italy" a Rem. 1858 clone.
I've managed to get 4 nipples out by drilling with a 7/64 bit, then an easy out.
Still 2 won't budge.
I've never fired this revolver due to the nipple issue.
Any suggestions on how to get the remaining 2 nipples out of the
cylinder? I've tried soaking in Blaster & other penetrating oils to no avail.
Heating? Freezing? Nuclear explosion?
I also have a Navy Arms 1858 in .36 cal with the same issues but the nipples are still in good shape & I shoot that one.
Navy imported some nice black powder replicas back in the day.
Evidently the previous owner never removed the nipples for cleaning & they were/are pretty much welded in the threads.
The revolver has no name brand, says only "made in Italy" a Rem. 1858 clone.
I've managed to get 4 nipples out by drilling with a 7/64 bit, then an easy out.
Still 2 won't budge.
I've never fired this revolver due to the nipple issue.
Any suggestions on how to get the remaining 2 nipples out of the
cylinder? I've tried soaking in Blaster & other penetrating oils to no avail.
Heating? Freezing? Nuclear explosion?
I also have a Navy Arms 1858 in .36 cal with the same issues but the nipples are still in good shape & I shoot that one.
Navy imported some nice black powder replicas back in the day.