Underhammer Question

[RedFeather]

Knew a fellow who's brother overcharged his side lock and sheared the hammer off, narrowly missing his head. The bolster stayed put but I doubt that was much comfort.

 

[M. De Land]

I made it out of a Hopkins and Allen buggy rifle. MD

 

[M. De Land]

The other thing about the flash guard is the protection it affords against nipple blow out. As it is held in place my the nipple and the angles of the next two flats either side of the bottom it would loosen up if the threads were beginning to fail or back out and one would notice it immediately at capping.
That's one of the reasons it was needed for my shooting style as I pull my support arm clear back against the flash guard for match shooting.
I used to set my coat sleeve on fire regularly before coming up with this design and have burned my forearm more than once as well. Necessity is truly the mother of invention. :grin: MD

 

[Grandpa Ron]

If we are telling tales about shooting. I have felt the blowback from an underhammer. In the end it was the result of a cheap nipple with a large center hole that shattered the caps.

New nipple no problem. I was using 45 grains in a 45 cal. that is a light load by some peoples standards.