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Stupid stuck nipple
- Thread starter bassncrap
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I expect it. But it was better than removing that "clean out" screw lol.
I treat the clean out screw as i do the nipples. they get cleaned and anti seize every time.
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harleynut
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Good luck sir !!
it also helps to put anti seize on your wallet for the wifey
The only patience I have ever had was a girl in High School....and she didn't like me much either.
Poorly fitted & constructed nipple wrenches are root of many nipple removal issues.
As stated by FistDfly you can't go wrong with a set of Ted Cash nipple wrenches.
TIP; To remove odd sized nipples on some of my original firearms I've slotted the bottoms of metric or inch size sockets with a Dremel tool or grinder to fit flat surfaces on the nipple.
Note; In my 60+ years of gunsmithing I still haven't found a more effective method to loosen stuck breeches, nipples or lock screws than an overnight soak in 50/50 mixture of transmission fluid & acetone.
relic shooter
As stated by FistDfly you can't go wrong with a set of Ted Cash nipple wrenches.
TIP; To remove odd sized nipples on some of my original firearms I've slotted the bottoms of metric or inch size sockets with a Dremel tool or grinder to fit flat surfaces on the nipple.
Note; In my 60+ years of gunsmithing I still haven't found a more effective method to loosen stuck breeches, nipples or lock screws than an overnight soak in 50/50 mixture of transmission fluid & acetone.
relic shooter
1/2 of the ed's red mixture.....equal parts Dexron III, acetone, mineral oil, kerosene.
Works like a champ cleaning and lossening stuck parts, cheap and easy to make.
While helping a buddy remove rusted in bolts on an old trash hauling truck I learned about a spray that freezes what you spray it on. Between that and heat, in cycles, there was nothing we couldn't unstick. CRC calls it "Freeze Off".
i have found the recessed nipple wrenches to be the strongest... there is some real junk out there. i have broken some brand new ones removing an unstuck nipple. pot metal manure.
No, treat the "clean out" screws as I do, act as if it doesn't exist. Find something else to do if you get the urge to remove it.
Also, @bassncrap, treat that new nipple with care. It only needs to be tightened to snug. Over tightening to seal the threads is not required. It has a hole in it. It can't seal anything.
Do use a high temperature never seizing grease so the nipple will be easy to remove in the future.
NO remove and clean each time so you will have easy access to add powder when you dryball, a straight thru dribble, no nipple related angles. JUST CLEAN IT
DuncNZ
54 Cal.
Be careful with cold .When I first started muzzle loading I froze a couple of leaf springs with spray on break cleaner and both snapped clean in half when worked .
Canned air will do the same, just spray it with the can turned upside down.
maby she was a good judge of character? LOL.
