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Old December 29, 2007, 07:25 PM   #12
sundance44s
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Join Date: February 6, 2006
Location: Hernando , Ms.
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I watched a friend have 3 chain fires in 30 mins of shooting his 1858 Remmie ..I watched close each time he fired ..he was useing crisco over every ball ...BUT had ill fitting caps ...while watching the chain fires happen I noticed it always happened on the chamber to the left of the one being fired and when he fired the cap was on that nipple too...it was just ill fit ... I figured the sparks had gotten under the loose fitting cap and ignited that champer ..I watched the cap blow off as it fired that chamber . Seeing one of these guns fired at night will show just how much spark we have at the rear not just the front ....... He changed to better fitting caps and hasn`t had a chain fire since , I`ve never had any of mine chain fire ...BUT I`ve always been real picky about the caps I use...if I have to pinch them ..they don`t fit right ...of course thats just me being picky I`m sure .
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