celem
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Today I acquired a used Traditions DeerHunter R 50cal Percussion rifle. Twenty years ago the owner fired it a few times and put it away without cleaning the bore. As a result, there is significant rust spotting throughout the bore. I was going to unscrew the breech plug and clean the bore with a bronze brush but I cannot get the breech plug to budge. Currently, the barrel is clamped in a vise, pointing down and I am letting some penetrating oil soak, hopefully, into the breech plug threads. I also dropped some penetrating oil into the bore in an attempt to penetrate the breech plug's threads from that direction.
However, I have never removed one of these breech plugs and I want to be sure that it is actually designed to removable and which direction I turn a wrench to remove it - clockwise or counter-clockwise.
I notice that all of the Traditions documentation shows the barrel delivered with the breech plug already installed and no mention of its removal.
Any help appreciated.
However, I have never removed one of these breech plugs and I want to be sure that it is actually designed to removable and which direction I turn a wrench to remove it - clockwise or counter-clockwise.
I notice that all of the Traditions documentation shows the barrel delivered with the breech plug already installed and no mention of its removal.
Any help appreciated.