I bought a very used Smith Carbine recently and had B. Hoyt reline the barrel for me. He did a great job and the turn around time was only about 3 weeks.
I shot it for the first time this AM and it groups nicely. No ingition problems at all, however the flash burns through the cap on each shot. Each used cap has a 1/16 inch hole burned through the top. I've never seen this on any gun before. It also deposits an unusual amount of crud around the nipple and bolster.
Is this common. Time for a new nipple? Any pressure issues to be worried about here?
Thansk
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