Thomas hasnt been making the EZ-tool for years. Ive got one too and they do work fantastic. Ive got a couple old Rick Bibby (may he RIP) plugs and a PA Machine old style plug. I keep them mostly for sentimental reasons.
I see "bushings" for sale on the upgrade sites. I am familiar with the breech plug and the "vent liner", but what is the "bushing", where does it go and what is it for??
The bushing plug looks like this. The bushing and ring take the place of the vent liner. You leave the bushing in until it wears out. No muss no fuss for hundreds of shots. Just keep the channel directly under the primer cleaned out with a 5/32" drill bit.
The bushing they refer to is in effect the vent liner. Standard vent liners are steel screws with a small (.03") hole drilled through them. They erode over time depending on the powder type and charge being used. The bushings are made of tungsten carbide and are held in place by a set screw (lock ring) with a larger hole through it. The bushing material resists erosion much better and lasts longer than the steel vent liners.
BTW, the wrench is in the mail
*Whoops, Overkill beat me to it.
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The bushing is larger than a vent liner. They are .250" and either .300" or .250" long depending who is selling them. You could have your plug modified for a bushing but by the time you are done you would have spent as much or close. Just the bushing is $30 or more.
A new vent liner hex plug is cheap. Around $30 for a factory Savage plug. About $40 for a SS plug from Hankins and around $60 for a SS from Precision Rifle. The PR plugs seal the primer differently and would more than likely require a headspace adjustment.
If you go with the vent liner plug, i prefer the Lehigh vent liners. They last a little longer and the allen recess is a little deeper.
I have two ML11's. They have both killed many, many deer. I can tell you anything you want to know. PM me with your number. I would be happy to answer any questions. Don't ruin an ML by using anything but smokeless powder.
Get's a little tough without that round brass thing, the one that looks like a CARTRIDGE that was designed to hold SMOKELESS powders.
Heavy leathers, Kevlar shrapnel blankets, and bullet proof eye protection be yours.
I gotta' agree with Sharpsman,...and swear that henceforth I'll be posting ANYTHING that has to do with REAL MLs over on the BPCR forum.
On closing, I have some unobtanium that's now safe to send through the mail, and will mill / turn up some bushings, bearings, widgets required for a mere $120. Your Savages WILL be more accurate, once you've fitted them.
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Hermaphrodite,unsafe,pathetically limited in any sense of REAL ML accuracy,... over pressured pieces of marketeers wet dreams, these so called "Muzzle loaders"....saturated with the jism of clowns that actually take them seriously, and probably think they'll be anything but a comedic footnote in firearms lore, and history.
Heluva "definition" that,...it just ROLLED right offa' my head.
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I gotta' agree with Sharpsman,...and swear that henceforth I'll be posting ANYTHING that has to do with REAL MLs over on the BPCR forum.
Bye and have fun washing your smoke pole in a bucket.
Be advised Mouthy One, you are now CHALLENGED to a 1,000 Yard ML match,...traditional BP ML RIFLES against your star wars jokes, masquerading as WTF they're supposed to be, something out of the bar scene.
Let's do this,...somewhere, somewhen,...this Campfire is JUST the place for alla' us to run our mouths, throw down challenges, and actually get together.
Got no "Bye" in me,...all I got is bring your version of an ML, and we'll bring ours.
Oh,...and bring CASH $$$
'til than, you can go soak your HEAD in a bucket Mate.
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