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**44 AMP** · October 9, 2024, 04:59 PM

Not sure if this is at all applicable or helpful but a friend of mine had a .50 "Hawken gun" (made from a kit) and it had an unusual habit.

The even after several popped caps and picking the nipple, it would still not go off. But, once you pulled the nipple and put a small amount of powder in the touchhole, put the nipple back on, and capped it, it would fire.

And after that, it would fire first time, every time all day long, without needing to put any powder under the nipple again.

The next day, (or anytime after that) it would do the same thing. you could waste a dozen caps, if you wanted to, with no effect, but once you put a little powder into the vent hole, it would shoot, and shoot every time after that without needed any powder under the nipple.

I have no idea why it did that, only that it did.

October 9, 2024, 04:59 PM	#10
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 30,435	Not sure if this is at all applicable or helpful but a friend of mine had a .50 "Hawken gun" (made from a kit) and it had an unusual habit. The even after several popped caps and picking the nipple, it would still not go off. But, once you pulled the nipple and put a small amount of powder in the touchhole, put the nipple back on, and capped it, it would fire. And after that, it would fire first time, every time all day long, without needing to put any powder under the nipple again. The next day, (or anytime after that) it would do the same thing. you could waste a dozen caps, if you wanted to, with no effect, but once you put a little powder into the vent hole, it would shoot, and shoot every time after that without needed any powder under the nipple. I have no idea why it did that, only that it did. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.