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A little update I got the gun working just fine I went out and shot 18 shots out of it of conical ball .375 went off without a hitch. I reshaped the grip working on inlaying some mother of pearl or something and I'm working on the brass since there are rough tool marks on it I had filled in...

The cap got in there because I was testing a replacement hammer spring to make sure it would still strike off caps. I got overzealous and started cowboying it and a cap must have made it into the action. As for dry firing. Yep I agree but it helped me catch a problem. This time I was lucky...

Thanks for the information. I've been working on it the timing is good I'm just glad I caught this problem before I actually went out and shot it I had balls cast and everything I just decided on a whim I would dry fire it for the first time. My problem seems to be the cylinder stop is too wide...

My post was premature. I took the action apart and found that. 1. There was a cap in there (I fired off some caps for fun) 2. my cylinder stop is too wide.

Hello all this is my first post and the gun is my first muzzle loader. A little background the gun is a new(never fired) Navy arms company pietta model 1851. When I bought it the gun would not cock(hammer would revolve cylinder but not catch on trigger). I modified the finger on the cylinder...