Triumph Breech Plug
04-01-2010, 03:59 PM
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Typical Buck
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Triumph Breech Plug
When I bought my Bone Collector I forgot to check the size of hole for a drill bit. Well long and stupied story short I got a drill bit stuck in the breech plug and had to buy a new one.
In checking what drill bit I needed. A 1/8 drill bit fits perfect, however when I had my prohunter I was using a 1/16. Is there that big of a difference? Or did I happen to get a faulty breech plug?
In checking what drill bit I needed. A 1/8 drill bit fits perfect, however when I had my prohunter I was using a 1/16. Is there that big of a difference? Or did I happen to get a faulty breech plug?
04-01-2010, 06:36 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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The flash channel of a Triumph breech plug is indeed 1/8" diameter. I presume the Bone Collector is the same. I am guessing you thought it was 1/16", and started into the flash hole, and it caught. The flash hole is only about 1/8" long so you don't want to remove much material there. If you can't back out the 1/16" drill with a vise grip or some such, you obviously won't be able to use the breech plug.
If it were mine, i would go ahead, and do what i could to remove the drill, and if it broke off, i would install a vent liner. If you aren't comfortable installing a vent liner, mail the breech plug to me if you wish, and i will make it usable for you.
The carbon in the flash channel, when one is using BH209, is so hard it seems like part of the breech plug; it sure fooled me the first time i experienced it; i was positive the flash channel in my Omega breech plug was less than 1/8", until i purchased a new one, and it became obvious the carbon had me thinking it was steel.
The flash channel of a Triumph breech plug is indeed 1/8" diameter. I presume the Bone Collector is the same. I am guessing you thought it was 1/16", and started into the flash hole, and it caught. The flash hole is only about 1/8" long so you don't want to remove much material there. If you can't back out the 1/16" drill with a vise grip or some such, you obviously won't be able to use the breech plug.
If it were mine, i would go ahead, and do what i could to remove the drill, and if it broke off, i would install a vent liner. If you aren't comfortable installing a vent liner, mail the breech plug to me if you wish, and i will make it usable for you.
The carbon in the flash channel, when one is using BH209, is so hard it seems like part of the breech plug; it sure fooled me the first time i experienced it; i was positive the flash channel in my Omega breech plug was less than 1/8", until i purchased a new one, and it became obvious the carbon had me thinking it was steel.
04-02-2010, 05:56 AM
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Typical Buck
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On this new breech plug I put the drill bit in and marked it with duck tape. So from now on I know when to stop or if I need to go further. Thats what I did on my prohunter and I guess I was too excited when the bone collector showed up that I forgot to do it. And I did try using vise grips and the bit broke right off. It's pluged for good, but I was lucky enough to pick up the new breech plug and it was on sale. So it wasn't so bad.
04-02-2010, 07:03 AM
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