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Willie Sutton · February 11, 2012, 01:08 PM

Welcome to the sport!

Seating caps firmly is the other trick... I use a wooden dowel to firmly push the caps onto the nipple. SQUEEZE them down. Others simply SLOWLY but firmly push the hammer down onto each cap after seating all six... I have done this hundreds of times and it's been fine, albeit a little spooky the first time. This ended completely my "no fire first attempt, fires second attempt" issues on a variety of revolvers. Keep your fingers clear of the front end when seating caps!

Willie

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February 11, 2012, 01:08 PM	#9
Willie Sutton Junior member Join Date: January 26, 2012 Posts: 1,066	Welcome to the sport! Seating caps firmly is the other trick... I use a wooden dowel to firmly push the caps onto the nipple. SQUEEZE them down. Others simply SLOWLY but firmly push the hammer down onto each cap after seating all six... I have done this hundreds of times and it's been fine, albeit a little spooky the first time. This ended completely my "no fire first attempt, fires second attempt" issues on a variety of revolvers. Keep your fingers clear of the front end when seating caps! Willie .