yeah, couldn't pass up that subject line. Anyhoo, I finally got around to putting Slixshot nipples on my Pietta 1860 and I'm delighted at how much more reliable my ignition is! The stock nipples just never allowed the caps to sit right, leading to several misfires per cylinder- even with a nice firm push from an antler tine, they never seated right until struck with the hammer a couple times. With the Slixshots, they seat nicely and I ran 6 shots with no misfires and no cap jams. Even the hammer strike feels better. It's got me all excited about my revolver again.
Just thought I'd share. Anyone else running these nips? (and there's a question I never thought I'd ask...)
-Crow
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2Made me click. I use a paper clip to keep my nipples clean.
Don't even go there. ;-)
CDFingers
Don't even go there. ;-)
CDFingers
Crazy cat peekin' through a lace bandana
like a one-eyed Cheshire, like a diamond-eyed Jack
like a one-eyed Cheshire, like a diamond-eyed Jack
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3.
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i'm retired. what's your excuse?
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4Dental pick.
CDFingers
CDFingers
Crazy cat peekin' through a lace bandana
like a one-eyed Cheshire, like a diamond-eyed Jack
like a one-eyed Cheshire, like a diamond-eyed Jack
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5Yes, same here. Soak in hot soapy water, scrape out with a hard plastic automotive pick. A bit of thin pipe cleaner through the flash hole works too. But yeah, as Lurker said, I'm mainly excited about the way caps fit better... though the flash holes on the Slixshots are somewhat bigger and thus easier to clean. I suppose a picture is in order... later.
-Crow
-Crow
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i'm retired. what's your excuse?
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7Pics, as promised. Also got this holster today after a loooong wait on shipping.
-Crow
-Crow
Minute Of Average
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8Anyone else notice broken images lately?Crow wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 11:16 pm Pics, as promised. Also got this holster today after a loooong wait on shipping.
-Crow
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i'm retired. what's your excuse?
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10ugh. yeah I don't know what's happening with images. I'll try again.lurker wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:00 am yup yup yup. every time there's an "upgrade". repost it if you think it's worth your effort.
-Crow
Minute Of Average
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11Ow!CDFingers wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:44 am Made me click. I use a paper clip to keep my nipples clean.
Don't even go there. ;-)
CDFingers
Never confuse knowledge with intelligence.
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13Ok, let's see if I got these images working... let me know if you can see them. Also, Rust, I have the basic Cabelas set of BP revolver tools- not sure if you're referencing those but they work fine. Well, not the capper... but the wrench is good.
-Crow
-Crow
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