Slow motion percussion cap muzzle loader video

[sunborn]

 

[Mark-II]

Good reason to wear eye protection.

Neat video. My uncle once told me that he fired some ridiculous charge out of a PH musketoon and it just about re-cocked the hammer, leaving it on half ####.

 

[mooncoon]

If you look at the nipple, it is an original one and somewhat mashed up. I suspect that the center hole is a bit burned out from flame cutting. I suspect that with a new nipple and smaller hole, while the hammer would come back and flame shoot out, it would be less dramatic than in the video

cheers mooncoon

 

[antiqueguy]

i really hope these guys know how to clean that thing