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New to muzzleloaders and I have a question. After a thorough cleaning and before you set the rifle aside for a few months do you put anti-seize on the breech plug threads or is it best to leave the threads dry until you use it again and then apply anti-seize at that time. In other words, is there a downside to putting anti seize on the breech plug threads before storing the gun for an extended period? Thanks

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No help for your question unfortunately. I have a related question though. Most shooters that shoot old ML's and or traditional copies never ever remove the breech plugs, it's like a root canal...avoid it if you possibly can. Yet modern inline type guns, it seems a fairly regular thing, judging by the number of questions and problems posted here and elsewhere. Why is that?

Blue or yellow PTFE thread tape. Works. One roll for under 5 bucks maybe, lifetime supply.

Nah, 1 tube has lasted 20+ years.

I never put an inline breech plug back in with out some kind of anti- seize.

Calplocks,I remove nipple when cleaning ,clean, dry and then apply grease or oil on the threads

Grease it or leave it out, or both if you’re not prone to losing stuff.

The Knight brand is good, but looks just like the choke tube grease several places sell.

Avoid any anti-seize that has metal in it. Had a near miss with some on a choke tube; started to rust😱

I leave it out till next season. No sense putting it back in as I clean out the barrel before checking the sight in.

Lot of high pressure/high heat/corrosion susceptible parts on your truck (o2 sensor, spark plugs) spend their entire lives with their threads coated in anti-seize. I keep my breech plugs coated with the stuff and never had an issue, even on guns that were left to sit for ten years.

I see the logic for leaving the breech plug out but I'd worry it would get misplaced.

I use white grease on my breech plugs and choke tubes. Never stuck either

I use plain old axle grease. Just a dab and never a problem.

Any good synthetic grease will work - if you have a reason to keep a grease gun around, a dab from that will work.

If not, a small tube of MZ branded grease will last you several years at least.

Majority of my plugs sit in the rifle through most of the year, then get a range session, shot and hunted with over a three day weekend, then cleaned and stored again - the grease protects the threads, and they’ll spin out next year.

I use the yellow tape. Easy and works great. I leave the plug in after cleaning

I like, and use, the Birchwood Casey choke tube lube. But it's amazing, that from one little dab of it on my finger, ends up on so many other places besides the breach plug/choke tube threads!

I wouldn't put it in dry or you might not be able to get it back out. I've been using this Traditions Breach Plug Anti Seize stick for the past few years on my breech plugs and choke tubes. I've never seen any corrosion or never heard of that happening. Ya learn something new every day. This stuff is like a Chap Stick stick and it's easy to use with no mess. You just rub it on the threads, no fuss, no muss.

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/traditions-anti-seize-breech-plug-grease-stick

That’s what Q-tips are for. 😁

Gorilla Grease and store with it on

Been using Crisco for years, decades actually.

Bolt lube works fine and it's always in the cleaning kit.