Clipper
Senior Member
I was given a .58 caliber Navy Arms Hawken style muzzleloader that belonged to a friend who passed away. It was manufactured by the Antonio Zoli Co. in Italy. In cleaning the rifle I removed the musket style nipple and noticed the hole in it was much larger than that of the musket nipple on my .50 caliber sidelock. I also found another nipple in the patch box on the stock that had the same size hole.
I am a little apprehensive about shooting a rifle with that size hole in the nipple due to excessive blowback. The entire nipple is larger than the nipple on my TC sidelock and has different threads as well, so using the nipples I already have is not an option. Has anyone here had experience with these type nipples? Any advice will be appreciated.
I am a little apprehensive about shooting a rifle with that size hole in the nipple due to excessive blowback. The entire nipple is larger than the nipple on my TC sidelock and has different threads as well, so using the nipples I already have is not an option. Has anyone here had experience with these type nipples? Any advice will be appreciated.