Millside Posted April 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2023 19 hours ago, JohnfromUK said: I'm glad all has ended well - but I have to admit I am with the 'anti snap cap' group here. I own snap caps - and I use them - but only when checking the gun or investigating possible problems - such as a recent case of what might be called 'premature ejection' - which turned out to be a small bit of dirt/grit causing the cocking lever (which in that gun trips the ejector) to trip unexpectedly and pop out live cartridges. I never leave snap caps in a gun. I have guns over 100 years old that have to my certain knowledge been standing with both the mainsprings and the ejector springs cocked and never a problem. In my defence, the snap caps came with the gun/s when I purchased them privately along with a bunch of other associated stuff from a chap who was not renewing his SGC. However rest assured, the snap caps are no longer in the gun. 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fil Posted April 21, 2023 Report Share Posted April 21, 2023 On 19/04/2023 at 13:55, Wylye said: When you eventually get it back together, next time you want to clean it don't b*gger about like this. Just clean the thing and leave the gun cocked, I promise you, it will not hurt it. THIS 👆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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