Colt 1860 Army 2nd. Gen. & Slixshot nipples

[Rfp10000]

I’ve seen some mention of Slixshot nipples helping to keep cap fragments out of Colt action. Has anyone had experience with this setup?
The Slixshot guy said Uberti version fits the 2nd generation . I really have yet to have problems but was curious if anyone who has used them had thoughts .

 

[Robert an saa fan]

Uberti revolvers are metric thread so Uberti type nipples will not work in Colt 2nd Generations which are not metric threaded.

Looking on the Slixprings website you will see there are no nipples available at present for the Colt 2nd Generations:

https://www.slixprings.com/proddetail.php?prod=SliXshot-Black-Powder-Nipples

 

[Bad Karma]

Some of the really old Uberti revolvers are metric. Most are 12-28. As are the Colt second generation.

 

[Robert an saa fan]

Some of the really old Uberti revolvers are metric. Most are 12-28. As are the Colt second generation.

Oops, my Uberti's are really old and metric.

 

[Rfp10000]

Yea, the threading isn’t the issue . The cone on the slixshots is a bit longer than the stock nipples but that seems better than being shorter.

 

[Enfield58]

I had contacted the manufacturer about what thread pitch to order for my revolvers.

He told me to go to a hardware store like Lowe’s and put the OEM nipple in the thread gauge to determine whether it was English or metric.

Good advice as I knew what to order and didn’t have any problems.

 

[Bad Karma]

Oops, my Uberti's are really old and metric.

Haha! Some of mine are too.. couldn’t tell you when they made the switch, only that they did!

 

[Enfield58]

I looked at the packaging for the Slix-Shot nipples for my 2nd generation Colt revolvers.

For the 1860 Army the packaging says "For most Uberti Cap & Ball Revolvers 12-28 Thread."

For the 3rd Model Dragoon the packaging says "For Most Walker Cap & Ball Revolvers 1/4 by 28 Thread."

 

[Rfp10000]

I looked at the packaging for the Slix-Shot nipples for my 2nd generation Colt revolvers.

For the 1860 Army the packaging says "For most Uberti Cap & Ball Revolvers 12-28 Thread."

For the 3rd Model Dragoon the packaging says "For Most Walker Cap & Ball Revolvers 1/4 by 28 Thread."

So do you use them on your 2nd Gen 1860?

 

[Enfield58]

So do you use them on your 2nd Gen 1860?

Yes. The revolvers have never shot better.

With respect to the 3rd Model Dragoon, some of the OEM nipples were too short. The caps were not detonating every time.

That's because the OEM nipples were on the short side.

The Slix-Shot nipples solved that problem. I use them in all of my cap & ball revolvers.

So far, I have:

Navy Arms (Pietta) 1858 Remington .44 Cal
2nd Generation Colt 1860 Army
2nd Generation Colt 3rd Model Dragoon
A.S.M. Colt 1862 Police .36 Cal
Navy Arms (Pietta) Cavalry LeMat
Pietta 1851 Navy .36 Cal

I convinced my friends to install the SLix-Shot nipples in their revolvers as well and they haven't looked back.

 

[Rfp10000]

Yes. The revolvers have never shot better.

With respect to the 3rd Model Dragoon, some of the OEM nipples were too short. The caps were not detonating every time.

That's because the OEM nipples were on the short side.

The Slix-Shot nipples solved that problem. I use them in all of my cap & ball revolvers.

So far, I have:

Navy Arms (Pietta) 1858 Remington .44 Cal
2nd Generation Colt 1860 Army
2nd Generation Colt 3rd Model Dragoon
A.S.M. Colt 1862 Police .36 Cal
Navy Arms (Pietta) Cavalry LeMat
Pietta 1851 Navy .36 Cal

I convinced my friends to install the SLix-Shot nipples in their revolvers as well and they haven't looked back.

What caps are you using on the 1860?
I have a bunch of RWS Plus caps that I hope work well on them .

 

[Enfield58]

What caps are you using on the 1860?
I have a bunch of RWS Plus caps that I hope work well on them .

#10 caps; mostly Remington with some RWS and CCI.

 

[Rfp10000]

Does anyone have the cone length for 1860 Army 2nd Gen stock nipples ?

 

[csaduck]

I made them for myself, I took a real small Dremel bit and ground one hole in each nipple. They really do a good job !

 

[Grenadier1758]

Track of the Wolf has the 12-28 nipples or the 12-28 / 5.5mm-0.9mm nipples. PTC-PS

Nipples - Track of the Wolf

 

[Grenadier1758]

Does anyone have the cone length for 1860 Army 2nd Gen stock nipples ?

Once again, I'll refer to Track of the Wolf.
Search - Track of the Wolf

 

[Bad Karma]

Does anyone have the cone length for 1860 Army 2nd Gen stock nipples ?

I’m away from home currently but if no one answers before I return next week I’ll pull some and measure them.