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So I needed a break from sanding the barrel. I know you are all tired of the nipples saga. But for those who find themselves in this...

Chief, I feel like I’m working on a dozen casualties and triage is a female dog! But thanks for the encouragement. Story update to follow.

Ok, let’s forget nipples for awhile. Got plenty else to do. Worked on forend nose piece, shaping stock into place tonight.

Tried that trick around me. Nada, had no choice but to order a nipple for testing.

Ha! I use to have one, dang if I could put my hands on it now. Should have done that from the very beginning.

Determining barrel thread for a nipple. Have ran a 1/4-28 bolt into thread checker. Smooth. Into rifle, this time I got 1 and 1/2 turns...

Boy you just said a mouthful. So, you suggest getting a 1/4-28 tap and “chase” the threads. Clean them up, sharpen up the threads and...

100% agree. That is why after screwing in a 6-1.0 was just a hair sloppy for my liking, then went for 1/4-28, nada, now have 6-.75 on order.

This saga continues. Turned out after purchase, it was not 1/4-28. Shooting for 6-.75 next

As a general rule of thumb, many contemporary Italian made muzzleloading rifles (yes, there are exceptions, think military muskets and...

I have a musket and it originally had a nipple that used musket caps. Musket caps are not available in my area and as i have a good...

First of all, thank you for a precisely typed and detailed description of the subject at hand. This conversation has taught me a lot...

Now that’s an interesting fact. I need to ask the original owner about that. So, with the Allen mark, yours was already assembled. Added...

Mine is missing that info. More mystery.

One thing to keep in mind, your building a Hawken from a kit, from the mid 80"s. Don't expect everything to fit, in fact, expect most...