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Wolfmanjack

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So the current nipple on my new to me hawken is functional but seems to have been filed down a little. I plan to do quite a bit of shooting with this thing so I’m going to need some replacements. I understand that I need 1/4 x 28 threads on the replacement nipples. Which nipples would you guys recommend? I would like something that last a long time. Is ampco better than a stainless steel nipple? What about those platinum lined nipples? I see they make one with the correct threads. Is any nipple with the correct threads acceptable or are the other dimensions (length) an issue?
 
Pretty much any 1/4 x28 nipple will work. A lot of guys like the bronze Tresso ones. I use hot shot ones that have little holes in the sides. The stock ones work fine orTC wouldn't have used them. Don't worry about platinum lining.
 
So the current nipple on my new to me hawken is functional but seems to have been filed down a little. I plan to do quite a bit of shooting with this thing so I’m going to need some replacements. I understand that I need 1/4 x 28 threads on the replacement nipples. Which nipples would you guys recommend? I would like something that last a long time. Is ampco better than a stainless steel nipple? What about those platinum lined nipples? I see they make one with the correct threads. Is any nipple with the correct threads acceptable or are the other dimensions (length) an issue?

I like the Treso nipple too, and the Uncle Mikes OR T/C stainless you see from time to time, and the platinum lined version too… as long as the orifice holds up, I like any of them.
 
I'm also a fan of the Treso nipples. They last a really long time just shooting PRB.
The first replacement nipple I put in my inherited .54 cal Renegade was a "standard" one from Track of the Wolf or the Possibles Shop. Within about two years it was opened up enough that the hammer was getting blown to half cock when I shot. I then put in a Treso and it is still the one I'm using with no issues, around 6 or 7 years now. I use CCI #11 caps and do find that they fit a bit loose on a Treso until I've fired a couple shots and the nipple gets some fouling on it. When hunting on a clean bore I just pinch the cap a bit to ensure it stays on.
 
I like the Knight Red Hot nipples. They seem to last forever, and direct a lot of flame to the powder charge. especially good for guns with the patent breech anti chamber like on the Pedersoli's.
 
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