Cabela's Investarms .54 Caliber Wear Questions

[Turtle2]

On a .54 caliber Cabela's Hawken, is there a way to tighten up the front wedge pin? Last year I started to notice while trekking and hunting, the front wedge pin will now start to work it's way out just from walking and carrying it. Not to the point of falling out but a ways to where it needs to continually be pushed back in.

Along those same lines I have the same issue with the stock ramrod. It will start to slide out of the rings about an inch and a half or so. Is there anyway to tighten the rings or maybe I need a new ramrod?

 

[Phil Coffins]

Give the barrel loop a light tap to make the key fit tighter.

 

[Phil Coffins]

The ramrod can be heated over a flame and bent just a bit to make it stay in better.

 

[Duk]

Put a slight bend in the wedge pin

 

[TreeMan]

Put a slight bend in the wedge pin

Yep the wedge is pretty soft metal. Put a slight bend in it. You can put it in a vice and tap it with a hammer a little bit. Doesn’t take much.

 

[nkbj]

I use an ancient railroad spike and short handled sledge with the wedge resting on scrap lumber.

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

All the info you need - right here: https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/how-tight.177701/

 

[Bad Karma]

I use an ancient railroad spike and short handled sledge with the wedge resting on scrap lumber.

I use a 3/4” brass pipe. One or two light taps is all it takes.