I have a caplock GPR. I want to dry fire for practice. How can I do this without hurting anything. Is nipple and hammer damage the only concern, or are the lock innerds at risk as well? I squandered good opportunities on deer and bear (missed) this season (my first with BP) and don't want that to happen again. I need more practice.
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I want to dry fire, how to safely?
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IMHO dry-firing won't hurt a thing provided you don't snap the hammer directly onto the nipple - see below for more info. And it sure will help your shootin'!
Percussion:
I take a real cork or synthetic wine bottle 'cork' (preferred) and cut it to be 1/2"-5/8" high. On the side to the nipple, I bore a 3/16" hole or +/- to just fit snug on top of the nipple. Dry fire away!
Flintlocks:
I made a 'flint' out of hard teakwood and it works slick!
One slick tip giveme when I first got into flinchlocks was to sit on the backporch and using just 4F powder in the pan, I'd hold and shoot the pan powder off while trying to balance a penny out on the barrel.
Works great :thumbsup: , as my smoothie is now a true flintlick!
Percussion:
I take a real cork or synthetic wine bottle 'cork' (preferred) and cut it to be 1/2"-5/8" high. On the side to the nipple, I bore a 3/16" hole or +/- to just fit snug on top of the nipple. Dry fire away!
Flintlocks:
I made a 'flint' out of hard teakwood and it works slick!
One slick tip giveme when I first got into flinchlocks was to sit on the backporch and using just 4F powder in the pan, I'd hold and shoot the pan powder off while trying to balance a penny out on the barrel.
Works great :thumbsup: , as my smoothie is now a true flintlick!
One of the small cone shaped rubber sink washers placed over the nipple will keep the hammer from contacting it.
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If you find one of those cheap erasers that fit over a pencil that has its own eraser bitten off, or worn down, you can put that over the nipple to catch your hammer blows. Also, those stick erasers, that are about 3 inches long, and an inch wide, and half an inch thick, pink, that you still see in office supply stores, and stationary stores, can be cut up to make a number of plugs to put, one at a time, as they are used, over the nipples, to catch the blow of the hammer.
I use the very small O-rings that fit over the stem of the nipple. One or two of them are tall enough to catch the skirt of the hammer, and keep the hammer from pounding the top of the bare nipple. The 0-rings cost now about $.02 each, but you usually can get a " deal " if you buy a dozen, or more at a time. Either way, we are talking pocket change to solve this problem.
I use the very small O-rings that fit over the stem of the nipple. One or two of them are tall enough to catch the skirt of the hammer, and keep the hammer from pounding the top of the bare nipple. The 0-rings cost now about $.02 each, but you usually can get a " deal " if you buy a dozen, or more at a time. Either way, we are talking pocket change to solve this problem.
A number of great ideas given.
Although it doesn't give the impression of firing as actually pulling the trigger and having the hammer/cock fall, if you want to just get used to the light set trigger you can "fire" the trigger after setting it as often as you want. The only words of caution is if you are just "firing" the set trigger you must have the hammer in the "fired" position, that is to say in the "hammer down" position. Never "fire" the set trigger with the hammer at the "half cock" position as doing so can break the sear or the tumbler half cock notch.
Although it doesn't give the impression of firing as actually pulling the trigger and having the hammer/cock fall, if you want to just get used to the light set trigger you can "fire" the trigger after setting it as often as you want. The only words of caution is if you are just "firing" the set trigger you must have the hammer in the "fired" position, that is to say in the "hammer down" position. Never "fire" the set trigger with the hammer at the "half cock" position as doing so can break the sear or the tumbler half cock notch.
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