Guys.
All to aware of the importance of cap vs nipple fit i wanna shoot something out with you.
That last revival i did,"No3", has a tendency to literally make the caps explode. I mean disintegrate them to the point where they turn into debris,and this debris actually HAS locked the gun up. Or..come to make the cylinder turn only with great effort at least.
Amount of blackpowder ignited seems of lesser consequence. From 18grains to 40 grains,same same..
Yes. I still use the stock nipples in there and yes..they are in only half decent shape. To make matters even worse the caps i´ve got,and use,is the RWS 1075´s.
Yes. I pinch them every so slightly to make them stay due to wear (read-rust)
In short i´m fully aware of the shortcomings here (awaiting deliver of nipples from the US). When i took the gun apart the flash holes of the nipples were locked up,and having seen stock nipples i actually doubt these being stock as the flash hole was way smaller than on a stocker.
They are however NOT as small in diameter as the newest crop of nipples. A fair guestemate would be 0,76mm.
Now.
Can this exploding of caps be from ANYTHING else then worn nipples? (or poorly fitting for that matter)
No3 and the Freeman presents the same issue and both use,thus far,stock nipples.
I use aftermarket,i believe they´re Pedersoli ones,in the chromed gun of mine that are basically brand new and have NO issues what so ever.
Thoughts?