Ampco Bronze nipples?

[Hubertus]

I'm looking for replacement nipples for a 1/4x28 threaded shotgun. I came across the Ampco Bronze nipples at TOW, which are more costly than stainless... is there an advantage to this material? ...or is stainless the way to go?

 

[Rifleman1776]

They are a long proven quality nipple. And, I believe the 'bronze' is really an alloy, not just bronze.
Yeh, I know bronze is already an alloy. But the nipples are sumptin' else beside just being bronze.
Do buy with confidence. And/or look for a 'hot shot' style. Many, including myself, prefer them.

 

[mjac]

I have one and it is holding up well. I bought it to replace a OEM TC nipple which caps would fall off of. The Ampco is a fuzz larger and no more caps falling off.

 

[ohio ramrod]

I like them and they last longer so the cost evens out, or even comes out ahead. However the ones I bought had a very fine flash hole which tended to plug up. Once I opened it up to aproximately .023 they work fine. :idunno:

 

[ChrisHarris]

I like them. :thumbsup:

 

[ebiggs1]

They are nice but unnecessary. If you want'em get'em!

 

[William O.]

Yes, they are worth the little bit extra money. Have one on my .54 rifle for a long time with no problems. Stainless are good too, but anything is better than what some of the mass produced rifles come with.

 

[hawkeye2]

The first thing to do to any percussion gun is to replace the factory nipple. Ampco or stainless are both fine. Untill I had tried one I was reluctant to use an Ampco one as I had heard they froze in the gun, they mushroomed, the threads deformed from the repeated impact. None of these are true. The adantages of either type of aftermarket nipple are more consistent dimensions specially the flash hole and the flash hole will be centered. They are also much easier to clean, I just take mine out and drop it in a bottle of bore cleaner or usually straight H2O2. It stays there till I put the gun back togather and I don't have to worry about it rusting.