Orginal 1861 issues

Siringo said:

I have an 1861 musket by Sarson & Roberts. I had this refined by Hoyt. I have installed a new nipple and I have frequent misfires due to fouling in the nipple area and flash channel. I’m using a properly sized lubed mini and
60 grains of 2f Swiss. I’ve attached a couple of pictures that shows the complete blockage of the nipple hole and flash channel. I am not wiping between shots. This fouling occurs just after a few shoots. I have never seen this.

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PathfinderNC said:

I wonder if the barrel liner or squeezed-out epoxy is partially blocking the flash channel.

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Siringo said:

It was a bit. But I ran a drill bit the size of the flash channel thru and cleaned it up. What is perplexing is the build up underneath the nipple. There is a “shelf” or bottom with a 3/16 hole for the flash to go through.

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PathfinderNC said:

I got to thinking about that “shelf” with the 3/16” hole. Might it be the actual barrel liner you see that Bobby drilled the hole through it for the flash channel opening? My guess is yes.

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