Worlds strongest nipple wrench
- Thread starter mrappe
- Start date
Won't just regular good ol' American lager give you all the beer muscles you need to remove said stuck nipples? A regular six pack of red snapper should do just fine.
I also have the RMC double ended nipple wrench. Its a pretty good choice IMHO.
p.s. On a Ruger Old Army a 3/16th socket in 1/4" drive works perfectly with factory nipples. No modification necessary...use as is.
I also have the RMC double ended nipple wrench. Its a pretty good choice IMHO.
p.s. On a Ruger Old Army a 3/16th socket in 1/4" drive works perfectly with factory nipples. No modification necessary...use as is.
Last edited:
Using the suggested mods to a 3/16" socket I was able to get two of the stuck nipples out of one 58 Rem cylinder but the one in the 60 Army feels like it was wekded in. I tried the suggestion of 50% acetone and 50% tranny fluid but that did not do it so I tried some heat and that still did not do it. I will have to break out my drill press vice and try the socket on it with that. If I ever get this one out I will always try some of the anti-seizure stuff on them all. I usually put Bore Butter on them but at least some of the stuck ones were new cylinders that I had shot only once.
I finally got it off. I had soaked it in the acetone/tranny fluid and heated that but it would not budge so I found my drill press vice and chucked an 8"
1/4" drive extention in with the 3/16" modified socket on it and raise the dp table up to the place where the socket ould engage the nipple with no vertical play or slipage. I tried twisting the chuck by hand but it still would not budge so I heated the area of the outside of the cylinder just below the nipple with the tip of a propane torch. I did not heat it but for a short time since I did not want to wait until the nipple itself would expand. I then twisted the chuck and it came loose. I now fell like celebrating. I will definitely will keep all of them well lubed but this cylinder was a new replacement that was loaded once since I got it.
1/4" drive extention in with the 3/16" modified socket on it and raise the dp table up to the place where the socket ould engage the nipple with no vertical play or slipage. I tried twisting the chuck by hand but it still would not budge so I heated the area of the outside of the cylinder just below the nipple with the tip of a propane torch. I did not heat it but for a short time since I did not want to wait until the nipple itself would expand. I then twisted the chuck and it came loose. I now fell like celebrating. I will definitely will keep all of them well lubed but this cylinder was a new replacement that was loaded once since I got it.
Last edited:
brotherjethro
Inactive
Yesterday I bought a nipple wrench from Traditions. On the package, it says it's hardened. Yeah, right. What a load of crap. It deformed like it was made from butter on the first nipple, which was not all that tight. Part of the problem with this wrench is that they cut way too much material away, making the contact area very small.
Anyway, I thought I was being terribly smart when I "invented" a homemade wrench made from a 1/4" drive 3/16" nut driver socket. Just run a 3/16" mill bit through it to a depth of about 0.070". Then I found this thread and realized that this is a well known trick.
But anyway, here are the results:
The ruined traditions wrench, and my new one:
Figured I might as well fix the traditions wrench while I had the milling machine set up:
Anyway, I thought I was being terribly smart when I "invented" a homemade wrench made from a 1/4" drive 3/16" nut driver socket. Just run a 3/16" mill bit through it to a depth of about 0.070". Then I found this thread and realized that this is a well known trick.
But anyway, here are the results:The ruined traditions wrench, and my new one:
Figured I might as well fix the traditions wrench while I had the milling machine set up:
3/16ths socket
I picked this 3/16ths Socket at a Flea Market for $1.00. She works just fine on the Ruger Old Army Nipples. Later I she could get a slot cut into her for some versatility.
I'm also putting a check in the mail to Connecticut for a Pietta Replica of a Texas Colt Paterson this morning. So I gotta start cutting corners some where. This Black Powder Thing of ours can get expensive.
I picked this 3/16ths Socket at a Flea Market for $1.00. She works just fine on the Ruger Old Army Nipples. Later I she could get a slot cut into her for some versatility.
I'm also putting a check in the mail to Connecticut for a Pietta Replica of a Texas Colt Paterson this morning. So I gotta start cutting corners some where. This Black Powder Thing of ours can get expensive.
Rifleman1776
New member
I redraw attention to my post #13.
For a few dollars, those involved with 'stuck' nipples could save themselves a lot of aggravation.
BTW, I have never seen such a 'stuck' nipple. Even some very antique corroded and rusted guns rarely present such problems.
For a few dollars, those involved with 'stuck' nipples could save themselves a lot of aggravation.
BTW, I have never seen such a 'stuck' nipple. Even some very antique corroded and rusted guns rarely present such problems.