Stuck mag spark CAP

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Just thought I'd throw this out, I put a mag spark on my T/C Cherokee and after one shot the cap got wedged against the back side of the nipple cup tight enough that I could not unscrew it with my fingers. I had to use a pair of needle nose to loosen it enough to unscrew and then had to use a thin blade knife to get the primer out. I'm not saying they aren't good to use, just saying what happened to me. Good thing I wasn't shooting at a deer.
 

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Got one of those to try with really heavy charges behind paper patched in a fast twist .52 caliber. Guess I'll keep my fingers crossed.
 
T/C has an issue with getting heat to the powder chamber due to the long flash channel and subsequent blockages following a build up of fouling in the chambered breech and flash channel. The Mag spark was supposed to be the solution. The real solution was to learn how to keep the flash channel and chambered breech clear of fouling and to use black powder, not the substitutes.
 
I bought it to use in bad weather but the way the nipple and hammer are set up on my rifle, the hammer doesn't hit the firing pin square. I didn't notice that until I used it for the first time. Rookie mistake but lesson learned!
 
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