Traditions nipple problem...

[SacramentoJohnson]

Hi all!
I recently purchased a Traditions St. Louis Hawken kit rifle that was assembled in 2010. It looked to be unfired. I wanted to get some treso nipples to replace the steel nipple on it and purchased some 6x1 metric nipples as Tradition's web site recommends, but these do not fit. The threads seem to line up, but the diameter is too big on the new nipples, compared to the old nipple. Did Tradition's use a smaller diameter nipple back then?

 

[coloradoclyde]

My guess is the nipples were packaged incorrectly


Verify that the nipples are indeed 6x1 then verify the nipple hole thread diameter...

This can be easily done by purchasing the proper thread size nut and bolts at your local hardware store.. Take the nipple with you.

 

[dragnetbill]

This seems like a good oportunity to weigh in with a related point.
Lots of guys here occasionally (or frequently) buy a used gun; they don't appear to be loaded...sometimes they are. The nipple appears to be good...sometimes they aren't.
The last T/C Hawken I bought appeared to have the right nipple installed; luckily I checked it before taking it for a test drive; the nipple was of the wrong thread and just spun in place.
I'm glad I didn't fire that gun as I found it.
Now if I can just remember to remember whatever it is that I'm supposed to remember....