OK, file this under "embarassing things I've done muzzleloading."
I was just cleaning my Pedersoli double 12ga, and I took the nipples off and put them in the bucket of hot soapy water. I cleaned the barrels, etc.
Then... I threw the water and the nipples down the drain. :shake:
So... I have some Hot Shot nipples on order from TOTW, but they are on back order. After finishing cleaning, I put the gun back together, but of course it has no nipples. So I lowered the hammers but they are resting on the fences (I think that is the term for the flare of metal that kind of makes a half-moon behind the nipples).
Will it harm the springs or other parts of the lock or the fences to leave it that way for a couple weeks before the new nipples arrive? :redface:
I was just cleaning my Pedersoli double 12ga, and I took the nipples off and put them in the bucket of hot soapy water. I cleaned the barrels, etc.
Then... I threw the water and the nipples down the drain. :shake:
So... I have some Hot Shot nipples on order from TOTW, but they are on back order. After finishing cleaning, I put the gun back together, but of course it has no nipples. So I lowered the hammers but they are resting on the fences (I think that is the term for the flare of metal that kind of makes a half-moon behind the nipples).
Will it harm the springs or other parts of the lock or the fences to leave it that way for a couple weeks before the new nipples arrive? :redface: