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Here are orthogonal views of the hammer down on the nipple.What should be the case is that the cup area on the end of the hammer should centered on the nipple, right?
Here are orthogonal views of the hammer down on the nipple.What should be the case is that the cup area on the end of the hammer should centered on the nipple, right?
yesWhat should be the case is that the cup area on the end of the hammer should centered on the nipple, right?
Looks like it should be. I assume you clean your flash hole during your cleaning process.Here are orthogonal views of the hammer down on the nipple.
The RWS primers are excellent ,try replacing the nipple and check for fit on primer . If it takes more than 1 hit (polish/tune the nipple) taper till it's 1 hit every time! /EdThe new ones are No. 1075 Plus RWS GmbH Furth and the older ones are Remington No. 11 Black powder caps.
I am having trouble with primers failing to detonate. My guess is that polishing the hammer mechanism or installing a heavier spring be the course of action to correct this?
Thank you.Try what Ed says. I would remove old nipple, clean the inside of it. Inspect it very good, then take some sand paper and very carefully sand the edge down , bevel it slightly where the cap sits on it. The 1075 are an excellent hotter cap they are just a whisker smaller than the number 11. This should fix your problem…
YesLooks like it should be. I assume you clean your flash hole during your cleaning process.
Thank you! I will verify and correct that.Everyone, take a 2nd look at the side view of the hammer/nipple alignment... It ain't quite square.
It's striking the bottom half of the nipple, so a shorter nipple may be in order.
Never to my knowledge and the nipple shows no evidence of dry firing.Has this rifle been dry fired? That may peen or “mushroom” the nipple, making it impossible to seat your caps.
Nipples don’t cost much. I would replace it, regardless.
Good luck!
Bob Turkeytrack
Thank you.Has this rifle been dry fired? That may peen or “mushroom” the nipple, making it impossible to seat your caps.
Nipples don’t cost much. I would replace it, regardless.
Good luck!
Bob Turkeytrack
Here’s a new finding. The hammer coil spring is working against the inletting for the lock. I believe I should correct the inletting. What’s the advice from this site?Thank you.
You may be right , clear the interference with the spring and all will be well/EdHere’s a new finding. The hammer coil spring is working against the inletting for the lock. I believe I should correct the inletting. What’s the advice from this site?
Thank you all.
My opinion is that you absolutely have to correct the inletting to eliminate the interference. I recommend removing the wood just a little at a time, and after each removal, putting a little lipstick on the wood, re-assembling the rifle, dry firing (with a thick piece of rubber or leather over the nipple to keep it from getting damaged), and then taking the lock back out to see whether there are marks in the lipstick, or there's lipstick on the coil spring.Here’s a new finding. The hammer coil spring is working against the inletting for the lock. I believe I should correct the inletting. What’s the advice from this site?
Thank you all.
Thank you.You may be right , clear the interference with the spring and all will be well/Ed
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