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Do you guys ever find rust inside your niples? Is it ok to put oil inside the nipple and then flush it out later with denatured alcohol?
Nope.Marc Adamchek said:Do you guys ever find rust inside your nipples?
Yup.Is it ok to put oil inside the nipple and then flush it out later with denatured alcohol?
Sperit de bois said:Working on a rifle as I write this..Nipple blew out from being rusted around the threads.The nipple is stainless,the drum isnt,installing a new drum and nipple,just need to get an oversize drum,threads gone on it and the barrel some, as well..
Master Gunsmith said it was caused by the water/cleaning solution left behind in the threads mixing with some of the crud/sulfer/salt and eating the threads.
He built modern and ML and said the weakest spot was the threads in the breech/drum/nipple area,more often than not,the liquids get in there and cause problems,cant get it dry completely..
Marc Adamchek said:Do you guys ever find rust inside your niples?
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