The saga continues
My new percussion nipples arrived this morning from Track of the Wolf. Track of the Wolf told me that these old shotguns normally take .250-28 thread nipples. However, after borrowing such a nipple from my Pedersoli and having it fit very loose I measured the threads on one of the old nipples with my micrometer and it was exactly .265. Thats a damn good clue but I was still a little worried when I ordered the oversized .265-28 thread nipples, but they fit perfectly.
After lunch I loaded the old gurl up with 3 dram BP/1-1/8oz shot loads and fired it four times (actually three times, but I digress). The first two firings went great, I fired the left barrel first and then the right barrel. Everything was fine. The best part was I still had all my fingers and my eyesight, WOOOHOOO!!! Life is good. I decided to fire it again only this time firing the right barrel first. Thats where the fun started! There was an enormous KABOOM!!! as both barrels fired at once! Apparently, the trigger sears need some fine tuning. I also noted that itd fire from a half-cock. However, theres nothing that cant be easily fixed.
Im literally a happy camper, dressing the sears isnt a problem and the heavy barrels held up just fine. Im already looking forwards to taking it out in the field next season after I adjust the trigger sears.
Steve
