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NIPPLE WRENCH help
- Thread starter Mike1911
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A Dixie # NT0501 wrench (Large Revolvers) should work very well with your guns.
The NT0504 wrench (Small pocket revolvers) would also work for most of the larger revolvers but because the working end of it is smaller it is more likely to break if the nipples in the cylinder are stuck.
As most folks know, the standard #10 and #11 nipples are pretty much standardized for the distance across the flats but there are larger wrenches made for rifles which have much larger bodies.
These are great for removing nipples from rifles and single shot pistols but their larger bodies will not fit down into the counterbored recess that most revolvers have.
The NT0504 wrench (Small pocket revolvers) would also work for most of the larger revolvers but because the working end of it is smaller it is more likely to break if the nipples in the cylinder are stuck.
As most folks know, the standard #10 and #11 nipples are pretty much standardized for the distance across the flats but there are larger wrenches made for rifles which have much larger bodies.
These are great for removing nipples from rifles and single shot pistols but their larger bodies will not fit down into the counterbored recess that most revolvers have.
Dave Rosenthal
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Just make sure that you don't think that "large revolvers" means that you can use the same size wrench as a Walker or a big Dragoon. I have four or five different sized nipple wrenches. The '58 "large frame" revolver uses one of the smallest wrenches I own, as does the '60 Colt Army.
Pedersoli makes the best Walker nipple wrench, which also works on my third model Dragoon.
It's always best to take the cylinder to the store and size it up for any loose play--this looseness is what causes the metal to bend and snap due to fatigue after hard use. If you have to mail-order, make sure that you can return it if it doesn't fit correctly, or just buy another revolver that fits that wrench :shocked2: :haha:
Dave
Pedersoli makes the best Walker nipple wrench, which also works on my third model Dragoon.
It's always best to take the cylinder to the store and size it up for any loose play--this looseness is what causes the metal to bend and snap due to fatigue after hard use. If you have to mail-order, make sure that you can return it if it doesn't fit correctly, or just buy another revolver that fits that wrench :shocked2: :haha:
Dave
