Some friendly advice

mykeal · July 18, 2008, 07:42 AM

Just a quick word of advice - something you probably knew anyway, but I thought I'd mention it:

If you don't put the nipples back in the cylinder, the chambers will not hold the powder.

And it will come pouring out all over your foot at the loading table with everyone watching you.

They will laugh and point at you.

The RSO will ask questions, like, "What the #*!@^ do you think you're doing?

To which there is no good answer.

Just thought you'd like to know.

You probably want to know how I came across that valuable piece of information, but I'm not going to tell you. I just figured it out all by myself.

Raider2000 · July 18, 2008, 07:50 AM

LOL Sounds like you were watching me recently.

alistaire · July 18, 2008, 07:55 AM

Percussion caps will never catch on. Eventually you will run out of them and have to borrow a peice of slow match to fire your weapon. :-)

grymster2007 · July 18, 2008, 08:50 AM

The sad thing is that despite now knowing this, I'll probably still need to "learn" it by way of personal experience.

Fingers McGee · July 18, 2008, 11:47 AM

It also helps if the nipples that you put caps on have chambers with powder and ball in them. Helps making the targets go clang. Don't ask me how I know.

sundance44s · July 18, 2008, 12:41 PM

All I can say is ...if it can happen it will happen ...never say never ! Those words will come back and bite a smart azz right in the butt . I`ve seen this happen many times too ...lol

July 18, 2008, 07:42 AM	#1
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,772	Some friendly advice Just a quick word of advice - something you probably knew anyway, but I thought I'd mention it: If you don't put the nipples back in the cylinder, the chambers will not hold the powder. And it will come pouring out all over your foot at the loading table with everyone watching you. They will laugh and point at you. The RSO will ask questions, like, "What the #*!@^ do you think you're doing? To which there is no good answer. Just thought you'd like to know. You probably want to know how I came across that valuable piece of information, but I'm not going to tell you. I just figured it out all by myself.

July 18, 2008, 08:50 AM	#4
grymster2007 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: In the oak studded hills near Napa Posts: 2,203	The sad thing is that despite now knowing this, I'll probably still need to "learn" it by way of personal experience. __________________ grym

July 18, 2008, 11:47 AM	#5
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	It also helps if the nipples that you put caps on have chambers with powder and ball in them. Helps making the targets go clang. Don't ask me how I know. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

July 18, 2008, 07:50 AM	#2
Raider2000 Senior Member Join Date: July 23, 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 719	LOL Sounds like you were watching me recently.

July 18, 2008, 07:55 AM	#3
alistaire Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2008 Posts: 191	Percussion caps will never catch on. Eventually you will run out of them and have to borrow a peice of slow match to fire your weapon. :-)

July 18, 2008, 12:41 PM	#6
sundance44s Senior Member Join Date: February 6, 2006 Location: Hernando , Ms. Posts: 579	All I can say is ...if it can happen it will happen ...never say never ! Those words will come back and bite a smart azz right in the butt . I`ve seen this happen many times too ...lol