A friend of a friend has a working Hawkins percussion that can use rifle primers or large pistol primers. From what I saw it works well without any miss fires. He is a machinist and works for a major government contractor. I promised that I would not discuss his design as he has submitted pattens for it. His patten attorney did some research and there appears not to be a current patten on what he has done.
Basically, the OEM nipple is redesigned along with the OEM hammer. Which can be done for any percussion rifle OEM hammer and nipple. The primers come out easily with just your fingers. He is not sure if he will sell the patten or actually starting a business to do it himself. He is still researching all possibilities.
Basically, the OEM nipple is redesigned along with the OEM hammer. Which can be done for any percussion rifle OEM hammer and nipple. The primers come out easily with just your fingers. He is not sure if he will sell the patten or actually starting a business to do it himself. He is still researching all possibilities.