A friend bought a Seneca and the nipple was cross threaded, threads are toast. What are his options? Can he go up to a regular Hawken size nipple or does he need to send it to a professional.
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Seneca nipple threads
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Is there enough metal in the nipple seat to bore a standard 1/4-28 tap hole and tap the new threads. There is a reason T/C used smaller threads in the Seneca and Cherokee rifles. A professional gun smith or journeyman machinist will be best to contact for an evaluation.
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If the existing thread/nipple diameter is the same size or smaller than the tap drill size for a 1/4-28 thread, it can easily be re-drilled and tapped.
Tap drill size for a 1/4-28 thread is .214 inches.
Just watch your angles as you drill and tap, so the new nipple maintains alignment with the hammer.
Tap drill size for a 1/4-28 thread is .214 inches.
Just watch your angles as you drill and tap, so the new nipple maintains alignment with the hammer.
