What causes a chain fire
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Very valuable posts here. Usefull and interesting was the illistration of diagram of Sam Colt's address to civil engineers.
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We have been over this issue several times since I have been a member. And I have come to the conclusion that this is the definitive answer-- No 2 ways about it. Here it is--
What causes a chain fire? The person who loaded it then pulled the trigger is who and what causes a chain fire. :rotf:
What causes a chain fire? The person who loaded it then pulled the trigger is who and what causes a chain fire. :rotf:
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I guess someone was looking out for us. A couple of weeks ago 3 other men and I were out shooting our revolvers on our woods walk trail. None of us has had any real experience with cap and ball revolvers, I had just bought mine (1st one ever for me)the day before. In our ignorance of such matters, none of us put a cap on until we were up to the firing line ready to take our turn. Even then, we only capped the chamber we were going to shoot. We each shot 18 shots that day, capping only the chamber to be fired. None of us had a chain fire. :shocked2: It was only after this outing that I started reading this thread and I am shaking at what we did :redface:
Like I said, someone was looking out for us.
I guess someone was looking out for us. A couple of weeks ago 3 other men and I were out shooting our revolvers on our woods walk trail. None of us has had any real experience with cap and ball revolvers, I had just bought mine (1st one ever for me)the day before. In our ignorance of such matters, none of us put a cap on until we were up to the firing line ready to take our turn. Even then, we only capped the chamber we were going to shoot. We each shot 18 shots that day, capping only the chamber to be fired. None of us had a chain fire. :shocked2: It was only after this outing that I started reading this thread and I am shaking at what we did :redface:
Like I said, someone was looking out for us.
Mark Twain spoke of a pepperbox he owned inwhich all the barrels went off at the same time and if Colt changed his design it was obviously a problem. On some of Colt's combustible ammo- the very early stuff- I think there was a small wad (cork?) between the powder and conical.
Regarding any evidence of grease over the chambers- if I recall correctly Gen. Robert E. Lee's Colt 1851 Navy had the chamber ends filled with some sort of red sealing wax so the idea of sealing the end of the chambers would seem to be pc. On the grease on holsters- some of the holsters had a lining that cracked/peeled off with age but I have no idea on grease. Maybe a better lube that didn't melt was used.
Regarding any evidence of grease over the chambers- if I recall correctly Gen. Robert E. Lee's Colt 1851 Navy had the chamber ends filled with some sort of red sealing wax so the idea of sealing the end of the chambers would seem to be pc. On the grease on holsters- some of the holsters had a lining that cracked/peeled off with age but I have no idea on grease. Maybe a better lube that didn't melt was used.
