I have experienced nipples that tighten up after firing, over time. I can't explain why this happens, but I seem to recall others commenting similarly. Can anybody explain this?
Now, every time I clean a percussion firearm, I remove and clean the nipples, and coat the threads with anti-seize (sold for shotgun threaded chokes). When reinstalling nipples, I just snug them up, not overly tight. No problems.
Now, every time I clean a percussion firearm, I remove and clean the nipples, and coat the threads with anti-seize (sold for shotgun threaded chokes). When reinstalling nipples, I just snug them up, not overly tight. No problems.