Number 11 caps

[Grenadier1758]

A chain fire from an adjacent chamber will happen nearly simultaneously with the intended firing.

 

[Taxidermydude69]

A chain fire from an adjacent chamber will happen nearly simultaneously with the intended firing.

So does the cylinder blow apart or what happens?

 

[Grenadier1758]

The cylinder does not blow apart. What happens is the ball in the adjacent cylinder is blown out of the cylinder in a most surprising and annoying manner mainly striking the side of the frame, the wedge and veering off in an unintended direction. No harm other than to one's ego and the safety aspect of a round going in an unintended direction.

One reason, and the only one needed, why one should never put ones hand in front of the cylinder when shooting a revolving rifle or a stocked revolver.

Chain fires can happen two ways. 1. Flame from the fired chamber exits the nipple and is directed under a loose fitting cap to fire the adjacent chamber. 2. The flame front between the cylinder mouth and the barrel gets directed past a loose fitting ball into the powder charge in an adjacent cylinder.

Chain fires can be prevented three ways. 1. Properly fitting caps on the nipples. 2. Using a properly sized ball that swages off a ring of lead as it is pressed into the chamber. 3. Using a felt wad or some inert filler material (corn meal) between the powder and the ball.

Most of the chain fires I experienced were the result of using poorly fitting balls.

 

[Taxidermydude69]

The cylinder does not blow apart. What happens is the ball in the adjacent cylinder is blown out of the cylinder in a most surprising and annoying manner mainly striking the side of the frame, the wedge and veering off in an unintended direction. No harm other than to one's ego and the safety aspect of a round going in an unintended direction.

One reason, and the only one needed, why one should never put ones hand in front of the cylinder when shooting a revolving rifle or a stocked revolver.

Chain fires can happen two ways. 1. Flame from the fired chamber exits the nipple and is directed under a loose fitting cap to fire the adjacent chamber. 2. The flame front between the cylinder mouth and the barrel gets directed past a loose fitting ball into the powder charge in an adjacent cylinder.

Chain fires can be prevented three ways. 1. Properly fitting caps on the nipples. 2. Using a properly sized ball that swages off a ring of lead as it is pressed into the chamber. 3. Using a felt wad or some inert filler material (corn meal) between the powder and the ball.

Most of the chain fires I experienced were the result of using poorly fitting balls.

This is good stuff to know. Appreciate it. I explained to Taylor's on the phone that I didn't feel comfortable using the nipples. Well, today they sent an email saying they were a size 10 that were ordered. I asked for 11's and got 10's. I didn't order 10's and knew better when I had bought 11's