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Posted by Marty Klier
on 3/29/2009, 4:32 pm, in reply to "Re: percussion nipple problems"
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Kyle;
DO NOT TRY TO REMOVE THE DRUM!!!! C.V.A. drums are not a regular drum. They have a long thread that goes through the barrel and half of the breech plug. Removing it voids any warrantee from C.V.A.. What you are dealing with is natural peening, and the nipples can be repaired by simply chucking the threaded portion of the nipple up in a drill, and lightly remove the swelled portion at the top of the nipple with a fine cut file. If it seems like the spring in your gun is a little weak, rounding the outside edge of the top of the nipple will focus the force, and slow down the peening problem as well. I owned a C.V.A. mountain rifle and shot it until it was a smooth bore. I have been through all this, and more.TTYL.
Marty ( Hungry Horse) Klier
--Previous Message--
:
: It sounds like normal wear or
: "peening" of the nipple. That is
: especially true if you dry fire or snap the
: hammer with no cap in place. Do you take the
: nipple out when you clean? I do and I leave
: it out until my next shooting session. You
: might also try the Ampco nipples from Track
: of the Wolf. They don't rust and seem to
: last longer.
: --Previous Message--
: This is the second nipple this has happened
: to. I have a .54 cal CVA percussion. I use
: #11 primers on it. I had problems with the
: orginal nipple after about 2 years of use.
: The primers would fit on, but when the
: hammer fell nothing happened. It would take
: a second hammer fall to set the primer off.
: What it appeared happened is that the nipple
: had expanded and the primer would only fit
: on so far. Because it was tight, the hammer
: would only push the primer down sligthly,
: and it would not contact to fire. I replaced
: the nipple and solved the problem. After 2
: years with the new nipple the same thing has
: happened.
:
: Suggestions on why this is occuring? I would
: like to solve it so that I don't have to
: keep replacing nipples every few years, and
: finding out when I need to replace them when
: there are deer in the sights (has occurred
: on both occasions).
:
: Thanks
:
:
:
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