I purchased a used ss MK-85 late last spring and finally got a chance to shoot it on Sunday. I was getting frustrated at first because it wasn't setting off the percussion caps. I was using a new nipple too. I finally took the hammer assembly off my wolverine and used that with no problem. The one that came with my mk-85 was about .080 shorter than the one in my wolverine and it also had a deeper recess where it contacts the primer. It also has a slight cone shaped nipple where it contacts the primer. I am wondering what kind of primer this hammer assembly was meant for because it most definitely won't work with #11 caps. I know knight once had a system for using small rifer primers. Could that be what this hammer is meant for?
Aside from that , the gun shot great. It seemed to shoot best with 105 grains 2f triple 7.
I have a new hammer ordered from Knight.
Any ideas on what's up with the one it came with?
Art
Aside from that , the gun shot great. It seemed to shoot best with 105 grains 2f triple 7.
I have a new hammer ordered from Knight.
Any ideas on what's up with the one it came with?
Art