I read lately that instead of flash igniting the powder from the front of the cylinder, chainfires are caused by loose caps on the nipples.
I had a chainfire about 45 years ago, shooting a brass framed Navy Arms Model 60 .44. One of the balls hit a friend of mine on the leg. We were sitting together on the bank of an old quarry. Quite an exciting time! Just left a bruise, nothing serious.
Gil Davis Tercenio
# 3020V
34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry
Great, great grandson of Cpl Elijah S Davis, Co I, 6th Alabama Inf CSA
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