Wild Bill Bucks
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Just had a guy over that had fired his inline a few times monday, and has not had a chance to clean it up. When he started cleaning he could not get the breech plug out without banging his scope, so he brought it to me.
I ate his butt a little for leaving his rifle unattended for so long, and then I had to giggle a little. This is the third one this year, that guys have brought over, with the same problem, so I thought I might post this thread on how to solve the problem.
Take a round toothpick and stick it in the breech plug hole, to stop it up, being careful not to break it off in the hole. Turn rifle, barrel up and pour some hot water down the barrel, and let it sit for about 15 minutes. The breech plug threads will absorb the hot water and loosen the grip the powder has on the threads, and it will come out very easily.
If you break the toothpick off in the hole, you will have a major problem getting it out, so be careful. Don't push it in so tight that you break it off. All you want to do, is stop the water from running out.
Hope this helps anyone who may have this problem, since it seems to be a frequent one.
I ate his butt a little for leaving his rifle unattended for so long, and then I had to giggle a little. This is the third one this year, that guys have brought over, with the same problem, so I thought I might post this thread on how to solve the problem.
Take a round toothpick and stick it in the breech plug hole, to stop it up, being careful not to break it off in the hole. Turn rifle, barrel up and pour some hot water down the barrel, and let it sit for about 15 minutes. The breech plug threads will absorb the hot water and loosen the grip the powder has on the threads, and it will come out very easily.
If you break the toothpick off in the hole, you will have a major problem getting it out, so be careful. Don't push it in so tight that you break it off. All you want to do, is stop the water from running out.
Hope this helps anyone who may have this problem, since it seems to be a frequent one.