I have an 1858 Pietta Remington.
Last week I was putting it back together after cleaning and discovered that one of the nipples wouldn't seat in the cylinder. I swapped nipples and had the same result. The nipples start fine, thread in smoothly about 3/4 of the way, and then seize up. I tried soaking the hole in Kroil for a few days and brushed it with a .22 brass brush.
Both my gunsmith and I tried unsuccessfully to see if there was any thread damage, although it seems obvious that there is.
I have 2 questions.
What happened? I lightly greased the nipples after cleaning the last time, and all of them seated just fine.
Does anyone know where I can get a tap sized for the nipple hole? According to the Thunder Ridge website, 6x75mm is the size I need. Neither Brownell's or Dixie have 6x75mm taps, and I don't know anywhere else to try. Google hasn't helped either.
thanks
Peter
Last week I was putting it back together after cleaning and discovered that one of the nipples wouldn't seat in the cylinder. I swapped nipples and had the same result. The nipples start fine, thread in smoothly about 3/4 of the way, and then seize up. I tried soaking the hole in Kroil for a few days and brushed it with a .22 brass brush.
Both my gunsmith and I tried unsuccessfully to see if there was any thread damage, although it seems obvious that there is.
I have 2 questions.
What happened? I lightly greased the nipples after cleaning the last time, and all of them seated just fine.
Does anyone know where I can get a tap sized for the nipple hole? According to the Thunder Ridge website, 6x75mm is the size I need. Neither Brownell's or Dixie have 6x75mm taps, and I don't know anywhere else to try. Google hasn't helped either.
thanks
Peter