Yud
12-02-2017, 06:25 PM
Hi so I have a problem, I shoot a 1974 Ranson Zouave, overall great gun and I love to shoot it.
But, a few weeks ago I was at a shoot and after about 20 rounds it misfired though 3 cci musket caps, then put some powder behind the nipple, to clear the gun, then next round misfire again same procedure. After some cleaning, I capped off twice, shot a blank (I wanted to be sure it would fire before putting another ball in), then shot 3 rounds and same problem. At which point I decided I was done.
Then today first time getting out to shoot again and it happened after 18 rounds. This time I used a CVA pipe cleaner to clean out the flash hole, and it fired twice before I called it a day.
It should be noted that I had been shooting 60gr FFFg and switched to 30 right before this happened, and I shoot .570 round balls.
So, any thoughts on what is happening?
As an aside I work at Fort Delaware State Park so hi to those of you I may have met this summer.
But, a few weeks ago I was at a shoot and after about 20 rounds it misfired though 3 cci musket caps, then put some powder behind the nipple, to clear the gun, then next round misfire again same procedure. After some cleaning, I capped off twice, shot a blank (I wanted to be sure it would fire before putting another ball in), then shot 3 rounds and same problem. At which point I decided I was done.
Then today first time getting out to shoot again and it happened after 18 rounds. This time I used a CVA pipe cleaner to clean out the flash hole, and it fired twice before I called it a day.
It should be noted that I had been shooting 60gr FFFg and switched to 30 right before this happened, and I shoot .570 round balls.
So, any thoughts on what is happening?
As an aside I work at Fort Delaware State Park so hi to those of you I may have met this summer.