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Thread: FLASH HOLE/NIPPLE PICK[to make one?]

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    FLASH HOLE/NIPPLE PICK[to make one?]

    My son and i have Lyman deer stalkers ,also GPH's. He has lost his flash hole pick,more than once!
    What can we use to make a few of these? What type of wire would be stiff enough and what is the dia. of it?

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    I have one that consists of a little drill bit glued into a piece of aluminum rod. That would be cheap and easy to make, and you can get a drill bit that just fits into the hole through the nipple. I also have more traditional ones made from deer antler tips and music wire. They all work.

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    Not sure how small the hole is, but couldn't you use a paper clip or a brad or finishing nail the right size?
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    I go to the hobby shop, and get some of what I call music wire. Very hard and stiff. Comes in about 36" lengths. You can take along a nipple or vent liner to get a proper size.
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    Welding supplys tores sell a tip cleaner with a set of wires one will does fit the ipples vents touch holes and can be used very efficently.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Willyp View Post
    My son and i have Lyman deer stalkers ,also GPH's. He has lost his flash hole pick,more than once!
    What can we use to make a few of these? What type of wire would be stiff enough and what is the dia. of it?
    You could easily pick one up from a welding supply shot... tip cleaners.

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    Call a piano tuner and get old piano wire. Works great and most likely would cost little or nothing.

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    I use a small copper wire on my GPR. Doesn't need to be that stiff IMO. Just stripped the insulation off about an inch of it and twisted a loop on the other end. The nipple pick along with my primer flask and a small pan brush are on a string that I wear around my neck. Also I'm not to sure about steel on steel when messing with black powder. just my $0.02 worth.
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    Thanks,folks. All are good ideas and i will trying them.

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    I just use paper clips or dehaired (singed) pipe cleaners. If a bit thick a little file work or time with an emery board or sandpaper will thin them down. 10
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    If you know a place that sells fishing lure components, .036 wires used for heavy duty spinners will work great as will the even heavier wire used to make spinner baits.

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    I go to a hobby shop and buy model railroad wire. It is springy and twists nicely and solders nicely to make nipple picks. I always have at least a half dozen and pass them out at shoots to novice shooters. They are really cheap, maybe a couple bucks for ten wires about 18" long. Previously I would buy banjo & guitar stel strings and make picks from them. Much more expensive however.
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