Breech Plug locked up (Technique to free?)
08-25-2009, 02:13 PM
#21
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Posts: 10,918
and to us that shoot something else we should not be considered in the dark ages
08-25-2009, 04:26 PM
#22
Banned
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Boncarbo,Colorado
Posts: 9,186
Im pretty happy with 75.8 grains (Weight) Pyrodex RS and the 250gr Ballistic Tip Thor! I found the sweet spot this evening and have 3 Thors cuddling with eachother @ 100 yards. Tomorrow i get to test them in water/sand to see how the Ballistic Tip Thor will expand.
08-28-2009, 07:15 PM
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,828
All good advice but I use both teflon tape and anti seize grease. I didn't see anyone suggest this but I just scanned the responses. After every 5-7 shots I back my plug out a little and screw it back in. I also do not wait until I get home and the barrel has a chance to cool down. I take it out before I leave the range while it's still warm. Hope this helps.
08-28-2009, 07:17 PM
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,828
Now thats a winner right there! Nice shooting......
Im pretty happy with 75.8 grains (Weight) Pyrodex RS and the 250gr Ballistic Tip Thor! I found the sweet spot this evening and have 3 Thors cuddling with eachother @ 100 yards. Tomorrow i get to test them in water/sand to see how the Ballistic Tip Thor will expand.
08-28-2009, 10:42 PM
#25
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Waialua HI USA
Posts: 102
This elk season in CO will be my first using a ML, a .50 cal T/C Omega. I encountered the locked breech plug during my initial session with the rifle in May. Talk about being locked!
It took two guys holding the rifle while I got up on the bench at the range and put some serious torque on the tool that came with the gun!
I was using 777 FFG... This thread has been very educational.
Thanks.
It took two guys holding the rifle while I got up on the bench at the range and put some serious torque on the tool that came with the gun!
I was using 777 FFG... This thread has been very educational.
Thanks.
08-29-2009, 02:05 PM
#26
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Upstate New York-Broome County
Posts: 597
Why wait? You can use the bore butter for other things. I used never-seize for years,now i use Teflon The mess is gone. BTW I never stuck a breech plug,so many ways to prevent it and none are wrong. just up to you.
Charlie
08-29-2009, 03:36 PM
#27
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Hyde Park, Utah
Posts: 252
I have used 3 tubs of BH209 and have just gone to 777 . BH 209 is tooo $$$ , hard to find , hard and breech plug because of the primers needed , so i guess i Like the dark ages better . I convinced a local gun shop to get BH209 in , he got two tubs and i bought one and the other has sat there for over 6 months . They are not getting anymore in , its just too $$$ and nobody is buying it . I can get 777 at all the shop here in town and Wal mart will be dropping the prices ( close out) in a few months . Its great not having to swab beteen shots , but what i gained at the range i lost cleaning the replacing breech plugs . Plus it take only a few secounds swabbing one wet and one dry . Like spomeone esle said its good to cool your gun down too . after shooting 777 and my .25acp last time out , i just don't see that big ( if any) of a advantage of using BH209 . IMO . And me not buying any , leaves more for the rest of ya and thats a good thing !!
Last edited by UtahRob; 08-29-2009 at 03:38 PM.
