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Bump for those getting ready for the season.
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I started muzzle loading hobby in the '60's, never had to pull a breech plug, one of my guns was made in San Francisco in 1859, I doubt the breech plug was ever pulled....So is this a THING with the LGBTQ stainless inline crowd?
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
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I know nobody here would heat one without checking BUT, some years ago a local 'smith sent a load through his shop wall doing just that. Apparently never checked to see if it was even loaded before he headed for the torch. He's long gone now. It wasn't a story he liked to have get around. Don't be that guy... When I was in gunsmithing school in Denver several decades ago, there was this nice hole in the overhead of my bench...... IIRC, that too was a heated ML, not checked for load by a predecessor
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I know nobody here would heat one without checking BUT, some years ago a local 'smith sent a load through his shop wall doing just that. Apparently never checked to see if it was even loaded before he headed for the torch. He's long gone now. It wasn't a story he liked to have get around. Don't be that guy... When I was in gunsmithing school in Denver several decades ago, there was this nice hole in the overhead of my bench...... IIRC, that too was a heated ML, not checked for load by a predecessor Happens a lot more than you would think....or double loaded, etc.
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A rubber tipped blow gun on an air compressor will blow the bullet down the bore. I put a rag on the floor and blow the bore while touching the rag....very easy and safe.
I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.
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Had a Knight’s in-line with a frozen breach plug I ended up drilling it for an easy-out to remove it. New plug pretty much a sure thing that’s going to be needed.
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Isn't the Omega breach plug the same or similar to the Encore? I can put a socket on my Encore plug. Big wrench and good vise holding the barrel after its had a penetrating oil soak should do it.
I'd plug the breech plug and put a healthy dose down the barrel and stand it up and let it sit a few days.
I'd agree....I don't know about metallurgy but I'm not heating steel red hot not knowing what it'll do for the structural integrity. Maybe it's OK? Do I want 40+k PSI 2 inches from my face in compromised metal? Nope!
Also good call on making dang sure it's not loaded.
I bought an Encore and the guy shipped it to my shop....we did the transfer....went home to inspect it. Pushed out a couple pellets and a power belt. Never assume a muzzleloader is unloaded. Verify.
I pull my plug every cleaning, clean it and then put antiseize on the threads just to make sure I don't get it stuck.
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well after hearing all this breech plug trouble i took my Omega breech plug out with my socket/set kit i put in my musket box cleaned the plug and put new breech plug lube on it. thanks for the reminder,Pete53
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Store them without plug in
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I have 150lb air pressure here. It will not budge any bullet in the 3 of my 50 cal rifles. Doesn't matter which bullets either. I have 5 different conical bullet molds, round balls and sabots. NONE will blow out with air.
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I know nobody here would heat one without checking BUT, some years ago a local 'smith sent a load through his shop wall doing just that. Apparently never checked to see if it was even loaded before he headed for the torch. He's long gone now. It wasn't a story he liked to have get around. Don't be that guy... When I was in gunsmithing school in Denver several decades ago, there was this nice hole in the overhead of my bench...... IIRC, that too was a heated ML, not checked for load by a predecessor Happens a lot more than you would think....or double loaded, etc. Yup, I have a good friend missing his right thumb do to a similar accident. The guy who brought the gun in swore he "didn't know it was loaded".
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