DCP
04-14-2013, 10:18 AM
Nipple woes
1861 Colt Navy Uberti- that uses M6-75 nipples (older model)
CCI #11 caps
Track of the wolf PIR-S M6-75 nipples
I installed 1 nipple and its way to long
Faced it shorter in a mini lathe till a cap will go on and cylinder will turn
Fired 2 caps and everything is fine
So I faced the other 5
Some caps go on and cylinder turns some wont so I take a pencil with an eraser and push caps on so cylinder will turn, so may be a little too long
Then I used the guns hammer to push caps on
1st try 4 misfires, all fire on 2nd try
2nd try 5 misfires, all fire on 2nd try
Now I am trying 1 at a time
All misfire, all fire on 2nd try
When looking at the cap it’s not all the way down
On 2nd try cap is bottom out on the face and then fires.
At first I am thinking they are too long
But CAP HEAD is shorter than the caps already
Cap head may be too tight because I shorten it.
So I could put it back on the mini Lathe and reduce the heads Diameter and or turn the face back to make Cap head longer.
Any help will be appreciated
1861 Colt Navy Uberti- that uses M6-75 nipples (older model)
CCI #11 caps
Track of the wolf PIR-S M6-75 nipples
I installed 1 nipple and its way to long
Faced it shorter in a mini lathe till a cap will go on and cylinder will turn
Fired 2 caps and everything is fine
So I faced the other 5
Some caps go on and cylinder turns some wont so I take a pencil with an eraser and push caps on so cylinder will turn, so may be a little too long
Then I used the guns hammer to push caps on
1st try 4 misfires, all fire on 2nd try
2nd try 5 misfires, all fire on 2nd try
Now I am trying 1 at a time
All misfire, all fire on 2nd try
When looking at the cap it’s not all the way down
On 2nd try cap is bottom out on the face and then fires.
At first I am thinking they are too long
But CAP HEAD is shorter than the caps already
Cap head may be too tight because I shorten it.
So I could put it back on the mini Lathe and reduce the heads Diameter and or turn the face back to make Cap head longer.
Any help will be appreciated