The nipples I ordered for my pair of 1851 and 1860 army piettas are well made and screwed right in. The problem is all the nipples are a hair too long and upon firing the hammer can't travel far enough forward to reset the lock so when you try to cook the hammer again it locks up the revolver.



Reply from SliXprings:

Please contact us if you experience this issue, as we are happy to help determine the cause. Our cones fit the vast majority of compatible revolvers and are designed to improve ignition reliability without modification. In this case, the issue may be unusually tight clearance between the cylinder and barrel rather than excessive cone height. Keep in mind that inserting the wedge farther can reduce this clearance. Because correcting cylinder-to-barrel clearance requires careful measurement and fitting, we recommend having the revolver inspected and properly tuned by a qualified gunsmith experienced with black-powder revolvers.

Great product. Fits my revolver perfectly. Gary

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I love the nipple upgrade for my Pietta 1860 Army. I have no trouble whatsoever keeping both store bought and homemade percussion caps in place. I'm so pleased with the product that I just ordered another set for my additional cylinder. Great product. Thanks.

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Fit perfect and no miss fires, thank you

To start with, I ordered the wrong nipples. I contacted them, sent them back and they sent the correct ones. They made my goof up easily fixed. The quality of the nipples and the outstanding customer support have made me a lifetime customer.

I bought slixshot nipples for my 1860 Army Pietta and also my Remington 1858 Pietta and they do exactly as advertized. Would recommend these to anyone. Thanks, R Davis

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They work great on my pietta 1851 navy!

I shoot 3 different Pietta .36 Navies and had always used Rem #10 caps. Figure CCI flavor will be more common in the future so time to adapt. I can use Rem #10, CCI #11, and RWS1075 successfully on SliXshot replacement nipples without pinching or other such messing around. Have not tried Winchester brand yet. CCI #10 don't fit.

these nipples fit an Uberti 1851 navy .36 cal perfectly. they held the caps (CCI 11 and REM 11) snug and so far I haven't had one drop into the action. they usually start peeling out or falling by the time they are 2/3 to 3/4 around.

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