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Prof Young · May 10, 2024, 05:18 PM

I have a CVA Hawken pistol built from a kit. If you follow this forum you may recall I had trouble with the percussion caps percussing. A lost main spring garnered a replacement and it did the trick. The percussion caps percuss 99 percent of the time.

I finally got the thing to the range. First shot was great. Second shot, the cap pops but there is no boom. Same with the third. Hmmmmm . . . I take the nipple off and dump a little powder in the drum hole. Reinstall the nipple and the pop is followed by a nice boom. Happens again the same way. The powder isn't falling in to the drum. So, I dump the powder in the barrel. Point the barrel up at about a 45 degree angle. Turn it so the drum and nipple are pointed down and then tap the drum a bit. And it shoots every time after that. TADA!

I put a dozen rounds down range and, as predicted, it is a hoot to shoot.

Gotta love it.

Prof Young

May 10, 2024, 05:18 PM	#1
Prof Young Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2007 Location: Illinois - down state Posts: 2,508	"Pirate" gun finally working . . . . I have a CVA Hawken pistol built from a kit. If you follow this forum you may recall I had trouble with the percussion caps percussing. A lost main spring garnered a replacement and it did the trick. The percussion caps percuss 99 percent of the time. I finally got the thing to the range. First shot was great. Second shot, the cap pops but there is no boom. Same with the third. Hmmmmm . . . I take the nipple off and dump a little powder in the drum hole. Reinstall the nipple and the pop is followed by a nice boom. Happens again the same way. The powder isn't falling in to the drum. So, I dump the powder in the barrel. Point the barrel up at about a 45 degree angle. Turn it so the drum and nipple are pointed down and then tap the drum a bit. And it shoots every time after that. TADA! I put a dozen rounds down range and, as predicted, it is a hoot to shoot. Gotta love it. Prof Young