Problem not firing!!!

[AlabamaSwamper]

I sold my Knight Wolverine to a friend. The gun has always operated with no problem. It was very clean when I gave it to him the other day.

He called and said it had hang fired 6 times and shot good once.

This gun still shoots caps.

I wonder...........Would shooting 777 pellets have anything to do with it??? I always shot Pyrodex pellets.

Also, I think I was shooting #10 caps and he has #11 and it's an aftermarket nipple I put on it. He said the #11 won't go all the way down on the nipple. I'm wondering if that nipple requires #10 caps and that is why I was shooting them.

I haven't shot this thing in 3 years but a friend hunted with it for those years with no problems. That's my problem, I can't remember everything about it.

Except it was flawless for 8 years with me.

 

[TRHC]

I bet the caps aren't hot enough for the 777 pellets. A buddy of mine had the exact same luck with 777 pellets in his wolverine with # 11 caps. It fired about 3 out of 5 tries. Pyrodex pellets always shot fine in both mine and his.

BTW, you know me as CD down on aldeer. Howdy. TRHC.

 

[Matador]

Ditto TRHC. Try several shots with loose powder. If it shoots every time, it is probably the pellets.

 

[Kevin B.]

I with TRHC. The triple seven pellets require a pretty good flame to ignite. He could put a musket cap nipple on it and use musket caps and may be okay. Or use triple seven FFFg loose powder with the no 11's. JMO

 

[mike243]

your not supposed to use pellets in a sidelock gun,we used some pyrodex several times but had a couple of slow or no fire at the range,loose powder will go all the way to the port,mike243

 

[AlabamaSwamper]

This is an in-line. I know 777 was never tried in it so it may be the 777. I always shot Pyrodex pellets in it with no trouble at all.

 

[muddyboots]

Youve figured it out.
Pellets are harder to ignite than loose powder.

 

[AlabamaSwamper]

That's the problem. I always shot two 50gr Pyrodex pellets in this gun with absolutely 0 problems. I never once shot loose powder in this gun.

That's why I'm wondering if the 777 is harder to ignite, therefore misfiring.

 

[muddyboots]

Yes 777 is harder to ignite.

 

[WestTn Huntin man]

I with TRHC. The triple seven pellets require a pretty good flame to ignite. He could put a musket cap nipple on it and use musket caps and may be okay. Or use triple seven FFFg loose powder with the no 11's. JMO

I put a musket cap nipple on my Knight when I started using pellets. Never had a problem afterwards. The 777 is harder to ignite.

 

[AlabamaSwamper]

Thanks guys!

I kinda thought that but wasn't sure. I will pass that along!

 

[AlabamaSwamper]

Well, she fixed the problem for sure. She bought the 209 conversion kit for it. LOL

 

[mike243]

that should put some fire in the hole mike243

 

[AlabamaSwamper]

It fixed it alright and it's now throwing darts and driving tacks like it always did.

The kit was only $40 and by the time they bought new caps, pyrodex and cap tool, the would have spent close to that.

 

[trealtree]

Convert to 209's. You will most likely never have a misfire again.