gun_painter
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- Jul 24, 2021
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I've been having some ignition problems with my CVA hawken. I'm using CCI #11 caps that are new, but whenever I go to shoot my rifle for the first time of the day, it takes a few caps before i'll finally get the charge to go off. Now when I get ready to load the rifle, I run 2 dry patches to soak up the oil left in from the cleaning, and I snap 2-3 percussion caps before dropping in powder and ball. I still don't get a ignition for the first cap. The nipple is clear, I take the screw off the drum and can see it's clear in there. I'm at a loss. I'd like to get this licked prior to deer season, any suggestions?
Also, when dropping the powder charge down the barrel, isn't the powder suppose to be down in the drum for the cap to ignite? I had a charge I couldn't get to go,period, so I pulled the screw from the drum and looked in there and didn't see any powder. Pulled the ball, and cleared the rifle, patched it, reloaded it after snapping a couple more caps, and then it shot just fine. Once I get a shot out of it, it's fine. I get some hangfires from time to time too, a clear snap...boom, with enough time in between to audibly hear both reports separately. Maybe I need to blow high pressure air through the drum before the first shots of the day?
Branden
Also, when dropping the powder charge down the barrel, isn't the powder suppose to be down in the drum for the cap to ignite? I had a charge I couldn't get to go,period, so I pulled the screw from the drum and looked in there and didn't see any powder. Pulled the ball, and cleared the rifle, patched it, reloaded it after snapping a couple more caps, and then it shot just fine. Once I get a shot out of it, it's fine. I get some hangfires from time to time too, a clear snap...boom, with enough time in between to audibly hear both reports separately. Maybe I need to blow high pressure air through the drum before the first shots of the day?
Branden