anti seize & cleanout plug

[bighole]

A friend recommended using anti-seize or never-seize on my cleanout plug and nipple. I've got the silver stuff and it doesn't seem to make things that much easier.

Which one should I be using? The copper stuff?

Thanks!!

 

[roundball]

A friend recommended using anti-seize or never-seize on my cleanout plug and nipple. I've got the silver stuff and it doesn't seem to make things that much easier.

Which one should I be using? The copper stuff?

Thanks!!

FWIW, I just use a dab of NL1000 bore butter that I use as bore lube...nipples, vent liners, anything like that

 

[Pittsburghunter]

The best stuff I have ever used and I now use it on all my black powder arms is CVA's Slick Breechplug and Nipple Grease. Never seen any product work as well for this application.

I use it on plugs cleanout screws and nipples and they all come out like you never even shot the arm.

I took the tube I bought and put some of the stuff in empty cap tins and put the tins in all of my bp range boxes.

I can't say enough about the stuff and I am a die in the wool T/C fan but I gave away my gorilla grease.

 

[Legionair]

Got my anti-sieze from Cabelas....

It's called THE STICK, and it is a nickel compound.

Works well for me, I use it on my touch hole liner.

Comes out easily every time.

Legion

 

[Swampman]

I've got some Valvoline wheel bearing grease I've had for about 30 years. It still works great.

 

[taylorh]

Is it really all that important to remove the breech plug for cleaning? Why? How often should a T/C breech plug be removed and cleaned?
Taylor in Texas

Sorry I misread. I didn't realize you were talking about the little screw in the snail and cap nipple. But I'm still curious about how often breech plugs should be removed if at all.

 

[Rebel]

They shouldn't be removed at all unless absolutely necessary. On most rifles, you void any warranty if you remove it.

 

[taylorh]

Thats what I thought. Thanks Reb.

 

[sduve]

I use Slick 50 grease on all my threads w/o any problems

 

[harryo]

A friend recommended using anti-seize or never-seize on my cleanout plug and nipple. I've got the silver stuff and it doesn't seem to make things that much easier.

What powder are you shooting? The Triple 7 substitute powder has been reported to cause some very hard fouling in nipple threads.

 

[bighole]

I am using triple 7.

 

[Pittsburghunter]

When trying to remove your nipple and it is stuck when using Triple Se7en put a little warm water down the bore or if your barrel comes off soak the nipple for a couple of minutes and it should loosen right up T7 is water soluble.

Try the CVA Slick Nipple and you will never have a problem.

 

[Zonie]

As some of you have heard me say before, when you tighten the nipple, run it down snug plus just a tiny bit more. Do not tighten it up really tight.

Doing this will allow you to use an old plumbers trick often used when loosening old pipes.

Rather than just trying to loosen the nipple, first try to tighten it just a little until it just starts to turn, then remove it. This often breaks things free where if you just loosening the part from the installed condition seems to jam things up.
I'll be damed if I know why this works but it often does.

 

[Pittsburghunter]

Sounds like a good trick Zonie.