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    Touch hole behind Nipple too large?

    That's comforting to hear for sure thank you for that, i'll make sure to update anyone interested about my progress in the future, and thanks to each and everyone who replied and helped me out, you guys are the best.
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    The Swedish Caroleans

    Uh oh! Badass amazon viking woman, take cover! ;) That's cool to know, you always learn something new. Yeah that's a cool one i agree, haha semla, yeah it was probably the caviar and too much champagne ;) ! Thanks for replying in the thread btw it's fun to share some with others about the...
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    The Swedish Caroleans

    I gotta say his nose looks like the ancient egyptian pharaohs, perhaps that's why he became king of sweden some ancient ruling bloodline dna :D Picture of the mummy of Pharaoh Ramesses II
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    Touch hole behind Nipple too large?

    Hey thanks for your advice. I've decided to go with the helicoil for now and i'm also going to use some epoxy like someone suggested. But since i've never fit a helicoil before i'll place a 2nd nipple in another piece of scrapmetal and overscrew it to rip out the threads/helicoil in my "test...
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    The Swedish Caroleans

    Texas eh? My dream place to live, own a ranch and a bunch of guns that'd be sweet xD That's cool, family history is important, especially fun when you find a history to be proud of like army ancestors :-)
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    Touch hole behind Nipple too large?

    Thank you, really helpful advice i'll do like you say.
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    The Swedish Caroleans

    Haha well instructions are always welcomed, you gotta learn somehow :D It's amazing that you had real military ancestors, my family has done ancestry research aswell and our family was a military family so i guess we fought in some wars for sweden, i don't know much specifics, we apparently...
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    The Swedish Caroleans

    There's also a movie with a battle the Caroleans was part of: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476695/?ref_=ttmi_tt I'll add a youtube link of a short clip from it:
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    The Swedish Caroleans

    Contrary to common belief swedes weren't always swedecucks :D We've all heard about the vikings obviously but this thread is dedicated to the Caroleans, the swedish army under Charles XI & XII in the 17th and 18th century. A song dedicated to the Caroleans that could be nice to listen to while...
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    Touch hole behind Nipple too large?

    That's cute. Thank you sir! :- )
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    Touch hole behind Nipple too large?

    Yeah this sounds interesting someone else mentioned it earlier just put a bolt in and cut off the head and retap into it. Seems it would be way safer/stronger. Epoxy that was mentioned could also be wise i guess. I'm just going to fire this gun a few times, first 2-3 shots with a string...
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    Touch hole behind Nipple too large?

    Yeah that's the plan thanks !
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    Touch hole behind Nipple too large?

    Hey, well i've worked as a welder and i'm pretty handy, after looking at some youtube videos i wouldn't say this is something that requires any skill to be honest. It could be that we are using different measurements that confuses everything. I've never tapped before so i was unknowing about...
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    Touch hole behind Nipple too large?

    Thank you, yes, the weld will be if all else fails :D thanks for your reply apiritated!
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    Touch hole behind Nipple too large?

    Hmm looked around abit some people suggested to TIG weld the hole and retap it to 5/16. I'll see what i choose to do, anyway thanks guys for helping me out i seem to have all the information i need now. :-)
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    Touch hole behind Nipple too large?

    Seems i need a 0,3281(21/64) hole to put in a 0.3125" (5/16-18) helicoil and the hole is currently 0.3150" diameter. So i would need to drill it up abit then i guess. Damn really thought there were nipples larger guess i've got no choice but to use a helicoil.
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    Touch hole behind Nipple too large?

    Since the hole is 5/16 in diameter could i just tap it with a 3/8 without drilling it you think? And what nipple would fit in a 3/8 ? Are there even that large nipples or would i need to coil it?
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    Touch hole behind Nipple too large?

    The original nipple is a; 5/16-18 thread, for English mfg. Parker Hale Enfield musket Cone length: 0.475" Thread journal length: 0.275" Overall length: 0.750" Diameter of base: 0.370" A 8mm 5/16 nipple is; 8-1.25mm metric thread, for Euroarms Italian replica Enfield muskets, Cone length...
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    Touch hole behind Nipple too large?

    Hey it's an enfield with the 5/16-18 nipple. Keensert thanks i haven't heard about that i will do some research thanks :)
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    Touch hole behind Nipple too large?

    Thank you very much :-) If i decide to take it to a smith, wich i guess would be the smartest thing to do, this helps alot! Thank you.
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