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Posted: 8/21/2010 4:39:30 PM EDT
| I got my Armi Sports CS Richmond musket and it looks great. I was going over the weapon and tried to take the breech plug off, but could not get it to budge. Any tips on how to free up a new breech plug? |
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Only guns I've ever removed breech plugs on were in-lines. Never removed the breech plug on a side lock gun.
ON the side lock guns they are torqued in pretty tight and if you don't get it back in place just right your sights will be canted, the nipple or flash hole won't line up, and the barrel trunnions won't line up. I just did a bit of searching on the subject. CVA will not sell the bolster or breech plug as parts, you have to send your barrel back to the factory to have them replaced. Traditions says you void your warranty if you remove the bolster or breech plug. So I wouldn't recommend removing it. |
| Unless you are a builder and understand the mechanics of breaching a firelock all the above advice is correct, we use VERY specific tools to do this actually, even as simple as it appears , it is a last resort, the 18th century version of Loctite was typically applied on builds...hot Tar or rosin.... |
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Only guns I've ever removed breech plugs on were in-lines. Never removed the breech plug on a side lock gun. ON the side lock guns they are torqued in pretty tight and if you don't get it back in place just right your sights will be canted, the nipple or flash hole won't line up, and the barrel trunnions won't line up. I just did a bit of searching on the subject. CVA will not sell the bolster or breech plug as parts, you have to send your barrel back to the factory to have them replaced. Traditions says you void your warranty if you remove the bolster or breech plug. So I wouldn't recommend removing it. this. only remove on inlines. |
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