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My Black Diamond is destroying caps! By this I mean I occasionally get punctured caps( by the nib on the striker for the 209's) and the majority of the failures are splits across the face of the cap( musket)Its been an issue from the get-go and is unique, in my experience , to this rifle.Its somewhat less commom with the Flame thrower nipples but it occurs about 5-6 of 10 shots.CCI 6 petal caps have faired best and RWS 4 petal the worst.The bearing area of the nipple ( a T/C) is wide and flat and gives excellent support to the cap.#11 caps are hopeless in this rifle as typically all that is left of the poor thing is a disc over the mouth of the nipple.The skirt has gone God knows where! I'm thinking that a weaker striker spring would help but I'm not sure if any are available.The issue spring is pretty heavy, I believe because of the force necessary to detonate a 209. Any ideas appreciated.