Briengolis
32 Cal
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Any help here is greatly appreciated. I've had a traditions percussion woodsman for 10 plus years that I traded for. Got rid of a pistol I didn't like and picked up a great looking, nicely made piece of history (sort of). It turned out not to be very reliable at the time, put it away for several years, and took it back out recently for a little bit of deperation cow elk hunting.
I recently recalled why I had closeted it... #11 caps are very loose, #10 are too tight. I can almost always guarantee a hang fire, or failure to ignite. After usually 2 (if Im lucky to get that far) shots the gun simply will no longer fire and I end up pulling the projectile and working the propellant out.
Im very anal about cleaning, poking the nipple clean after each shot and even disassembling the ignition chamber after the nipple (I don't know the name of this part) and adding powder there to try and get an ignition. Im literally at a loss as to what to do to get this rifle to work properly.
Primers are fresh CCI's and Im using fresh pyrodex RS. I keep every thing in the garage (insulated but not heated) and dry. I live in northern Idaho.
I kid you not when I say I'm about ready to wrap this gorgeous rifle around a tree just sighting it in, let alone feel comfortable dragging it out into the woods with me after elk.
I recently recalled why I had closeted it... #11 caps are very loose, #10 are too tight. I can almost always guarantee a hang fire, or failure to ignite. After usually 2 (if Im lucky to get that far) shots the gun simply will no longer fire and I end up pulling the projectile and working the propellant out.
Im very anal about cleaning, poking the nipple clean after each shot and even disassembling the ignition chamber after the nipple (I don't know the name of this part) and adding powder there to try and get an ignition. Im literally at a loss as to what to do to get this rifle to work properly.
Primers are fresh CCI's and Im using fresh pyrodex RS. I keep every thing in the garage (insulated but not heated) and dry. I live in northern Idaho.
I kid you not when I say I'm about ready to wrap this gorgeous rifle around a tree just sighting it in, let alone feel comfortable dragging it out into the woods with me after elk.