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BP revolver guys???
Blckhrn
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Who here has ever had a chain fire?
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I'll edit just to say this isn't my own idea, I've read it and heard it in several places, one by a man who purposely tried to cause a chain fire and leaving off a cap was the only way he was able to do it.
Had some damp loads once though, that when I fired the first one I thought it chain fired. It made this rapid "phhtt phhtt... " noise.
It was just the pressure escaping out the side.
If your firearm is in good condition and you use the right size ball and make sure your caps are the correct size and seated and sealed, with clear nailpolish if necessary, you will never have a chain fire.
Two chambers firing at once on a Whitneyville Walker will certainly wake you up. No damage at all to the revolver.
Well, I'VE had a chainfire! Not the whole cylinder, just the chamber immediately clockwise to the barrel. It happened with an Italian Walker .44 and I (young & stupid) wasn't using any wad or grease.
Two chambers firing at once on a Whitneyville Walker will certainly wake you up. No damage at all to the revolver.
I repeat, if your firearm is is good condition and you use the right size/diameter ball and a tight fitting cap it won't happen. There were extensive tests done to try to make a chain fire occur and it was found to be impossible until one of the three criteria above was violated.
I do not use wads or grease and use a tight cap, a ball that when forced into the chamber shaves off a thin ring of lead and have not had chain fire.
That would seem to set the stage for something like a chain fire to occur.
As for tight fitting caps, I need to grind my nipples down to get them to seat. A spark getting around one reminds me of the original "magic bullet theory."
Never had one either, the battlefield scenario seems most likely.
Maybe if everything is perfect, or close to it, it can't happen but obviously something can go wrong and the phenomenon can occur. When dealing with gunpowder and flame I don't discount any possiblity.
Too old to live...too young to die...
I stand by my statement above. Not possible if all three criteria are met.
I would say that you are probably right. Looks like saws when he was new didn't have the criteria down...
If there is a remote possibility, then why not take the precaution and apply a little "grease" to the individual chambers? Afterall, safety is the watch word when dealing with any firearm. I was issued only two eyes, ten fingers and so many friends. I would hate to lose any of them because I did not utilize all safety measures available. My two cents.
I have used bore butter on the wads, which I didn't need to do and stopped, and I also have used bore butter over the end but ended up trusting the wonder wads. Part of that is trying to keep costs down.
Never could get enough of it after that.
Bode