Removing breech plug

[mustanggt]

Thanks Dennis. I was really sweating that. Of course this is my first one so I'm sweating everything. It's tough being a virgin. 

[Pete G.]

You'll get over it. The dangerous phase comes next. That's the one where you THINK you know what to do because you've done it before.

[mustanggt]

Probably when I make my next rifle. That should be fun. Everytime I think I knowbwhat the $#*! I'm doing Murphy comes a knockin. 

[rfd]

i use an 18" flat jawed reed corp wrench on the the plug, while the barrel is held in a large bench vise 'tween extruded aluminum jaw padding.  i also use the rice wrench and vise octo pads, very good stuff.  i'll always want to pull a plug (and liner) that i don't know has been anti-seize lubed - that's mandatory for me.  some, if not most, of the commercial trad ml's will not allow their plugs to be pulled - ever, so beware of that krap.

oooo, look what i found in the patent breech and chamber of a brand new, unused investarms flinter ml barrel ....





18" reed corp wrench ...

[Daryl]

i use an 18" flat jawed reed corp wrench on the the plug, while the barrel is held in a large bench vise 'tween extruded aluminum jaw padding.  i also use the rice wrench and vise octo pads, very good stuff.  i'll always want to pull a plug (and liner) that i don't know has been anti-seize lubed - that's mandatory for me.  some, if not most, of the commercial trad ml's will not allow their plugs to be pulled - ever, so beware of that krap.

oooo, look what i found in the patent breech and chamber of a brand new, unused investarms flinter ml barrel ....





Nasty looking bore and breech - is that dried pudding or a severe case of crotch-rot cancer?