Tb54
Pilgrim
Im shooting a .54 CVA, 32” bbl muzzleloader. No model name or number. Over the years I’ve noticed from time to time the cap won’t fire the first time I drop the hammer on it, almost always does the second time, and if it don’t, the third time will fire. I’ve always figured it was the cap not seating on the nipple all the way, so I’ve gotten in the habit of lowering the hammer on the cap, and with my thumb, pressing on the hammer spur to put pressure on the cap to press it onto the nipple as firm as possible. This habit minimizes the problem, but it still happens often enough that I wonder if it will fire. Just one more issue to navigate. The nipple on the gun now is a new CCI number 11 nipple, as are the caps I get, CCI number 11. Is this normal for percussion rifles, or CVA rifles? The suggestion was made before that perhaps my spring may be weak. Any way to verify that? Also, some put musket nipples /caps on their rifles. Are they more reliable? I may try that when I continue refining my load. Any other suggestions?