Nipple wrench woes

[.36Rooster]

Anyone ever have problems with nipple wrenches that were supposedly designed for #11s that don't fit certain #11 nipples on your guns due to bottoming out because hole is too small?

I just bought one that fits #11's AND musket caps. My thought is it should have a bigger hole. Perhaps this one will be truly "universal."

I'll just wait and see.

 

[JHB]

I have a CVA that would't fit a Pedersoli until I opened the flats on the wrench a bit.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Same here. Had to do some mods.

 

[pchwcf50110]

Anyone ever have problems with nipple wrenches that were supposedly designed for #11s that don't fit certain #11 nipples on your guns due to bottoming out because hole is too small?

I just bought one that fits #11's AND musket caps. My thought is it should have a bigger hole. Perhaps this one will be truly "universal."

I'll just wait and see.

I bought a Traditions combo wrench for 2 flat #11 and musket caps. The flats of the wrench were the correct size for the musket nipple but the hole to accept the cone of the nipple was too small. I just ran a 1/4" drill in the hole to open it up and it worked fine.

 

[ohio ramrod]

As a machinist I never have that problem because I make my nipple wrenches, I long ago found out that commerical nipple wrenches fit some guns but not others.

 

[mooman76]

And some are cheap and don't hold up.

 

[ord sgt]

I have three nipple wrenches, One for my T/C, also fits my CVA Kentucky, one for my Colt revolver and a 1/4" open end wrench for my PH Enfield musketoon. That's all I need, all the rest are flintlocks.

 

[toot]

seems that they all out of the package need to have a file put to them?