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<blockquote data-quote="Pulp" data-source="post: 2608135" data-attributes="member: 14195"><p>FWIW, the purpose of either grease over the ball or a lube wad is not to prevent chainfires, it is just to keep the cylinder and bore fouling soft and easy to clean. The way to prevent chainfires is to use properly fitting ball or bullet (must shave a complete ring of lead when seated) and properly fitting caps. Years ago I had a '58 that was bad about firing the next chamber in line. I finally found that the shoulder on one nipple was broken off, exposing the threads. That's where that chainfire came from. I've also had a few from undersized balls. These were all years ago, once I learned about properly fitting caps and balls I've not had any. Looking at this picture, it's a wonder the whole thing doesn't go off with the first shot!</p><p><a href="http://s1253.photobucket.com/user/tmcdan6/media/10_2_2008_7_53_PM_0001.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1253.photobucket.com_albums_hh586_tmcdan6_10_2_2008_7_53_PM_0001.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pulp, post: 2608135, member: 14195"] FWIW, the purpose of either grease over the ball or a lube wad is not to prevent chainfires, it is just to keep the cylinder and bore fouling soft and easy to clean. The way to prevent chainfires is to use properly fitting ball or bullet (must shave a complete ring of lead when seated) and properly fitting caps. Years ago I had a '58 that was bad about firing the next chamber in line. I finally found that the shoulder on one nipple was broken off, exposing the threads. That's where that chainfire came from. I've also had a few from undersized balls. These were all years ago, once I learned about properly fitting caps and balls I've not had any. Looking at this picture, it's a wonder the whole thing doesn't go off with the first shot! [URL=http://s1253.photobucket.com/user/tmcdan6/media/10_2_2008_7_53_PM_0001.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1253.photobucket.com_albums_hh586_tmcdan6_10_2_2008_7_53_PM_0001.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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