So this happened today

[Dibbuk]

Stupid question of the day: Is the nipple clear? Hold the nipple up: can you see through it? If not, that may be the problem.

 

[Bad Karma]

What happened to the simple and "old" idea of first capping the rifle, point muzzle down at ground near some grass or dirt, fire the cap and watch for movement at the muzzle end at ground ?(obviously before loading !) "IF" there is movement of grass or dirt then the flash hole is clear, has worked for since 1970.

If you’ve loaded it first you may still get movement of the leaf or grasses...

 

[fishleclair]

It went bang today. Tear it down and clean out the flash chamber and hole as mentioned above. Sure sounded good!

 

[fishleclair]

Stupid question of the day: Is the nipple clear? Hold the nipple up: can you see through it? If not, that may be the problem.

Yeah. It was clear. I blew through the barrel before I loaded it and had clear movement and hissing. I bought these riffles off a dealer who picked them up from an estate sale so things might have been gummed up as mentioned above.

 

[SamTex1949]

Maybe you shouldnt see the threads? Maybe just the tippy endy rimmy thingy.

says baby Yoda !

 

[Britsmoothy]

When you blew down it....was the gun real cold?
Your breath contains......water!

Other than bouts of deep deep depression I never consider putting my mouth over the muzzle of a firearm!

 

[F.G. Ford]

I think, when you poured the powder down the barrel it all drained out the nipple.