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Where can I get a set of nipples that will fit an original Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver?
Thanks!
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Are the repro threads the same as originals?Slixshot nipples from Slixsprings. I have installed them on most of my cap 'n ball revolvers of various makes and calibers:
https://www.slixprings.com/proddetail.php?prod=SliXshot-Black-Powder-Nipples
Expensive and worth every penny to avoid those nuisance cap jams.
Also buy their nipple wrench when ordering because it's superior to anything else out there.
I was always under the impression that the repros used metric threads? Might want to shoot slixsprings a email, they offer a few different ones.Are the repro threads the same as originals?
Please refer to the link provided. Slixsprings is very clear about which nipples fit which pistols.Are the repro threads the same as originals?
Also buy their nipple wrench when ordering because it's superior to anything else out there.
No they are not. Current repros have metric threads, originals are not metric. Track of the Wolf carries original thread ones.Are the repro threads the same as originals?
I got 5 of 6 out. #6 broke.Check with Track of the Wolf, they list a lot of nipples. The originals are not metric threads. Are you able to remove the nipples from the original cylinder?
I've broken 2 nipple wrenchs trying to get it out and today had no luck with an ez out. Ugh!It can be drilled out though its a finicky job. If you are not into that sort of thing sending it to one of the people that can.
D Yager or 45D if they don't do it probably can tell you who does.
Man I'd never put Slix Shots on an original 1860 Colt!Slixshot nipples from Slixsprings. I have installed them on most of my cap 'n ball revolvers of various makes and calibers:
https://www.slixprings.com/proddetail.php?prod=SliXshot-Black-Powder-Nipples
Expensive and worth every penny to avoid those nuisance cap jams.
Also buy their nipple wrench when ordering because it's superior to anything else out there.
OK, fair enough. Equip an original with originals, if they're available. You convinced me.Man I'd never put Slix Shots on an original 1860 Colt!
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Have you used this?I've broken 2 nipple wrenchs trying to get it out and today had no luck with an ez out. Ugh!
I've soaked it for a week in Kroil, then a week in evaporust, used a heat gun, no luck.
Yes, ordered one from one of the black powder company's. They made it from Husky and it went tango uniform.Have you used this?
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For a better fit in my Dragoon and R&S. The brand new Dragoon had stuck nipples right out of the box done by the Uberti gorilla that torqued them out to the max. That deep socket wrench did the trick.You can make one like the one shown, I don't see the need for the long cut up the side tho.
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