Breach plug/nipple location

[lonewolf172]

Hi all. I have a question and I hope I ask it correctly and that someone knows the answer. I'm thinking of building a Under Hammer from the kit by Pecatonica River. Does the nipple screw into the breach like on the Faeton breach plug design, picture attached, or into the barrel just ahead of the breach plug? I hope I asked that correctly.

 

[hawkeye2]

It screws into the barrel forward of the breech plug.

 

[lonewolf172]

It screws into the barrel forward of the breech plug.

Thanks. I had done some reading at Pacific Rifle company about their Zephyr so I was curious. Too bad they went out of business although it's not an under hammer I'd be able to afford anyway.

 

[lonewolf172]

It screws into the barrel forward of the breech plug.

Just curious. Are there any issues with it being setup that way?

 

[hawkeye2]

Just curious. Are there any issues with it being setup that way?

Absolutely not.

 

[lonewolf172]

Absolutely not.

Great. Oh one other thing about sights. Would you say yes or no to a front globe sight like this one along with a regular buckhorn or semi buckhorn rear sight.

 

[hawkeye2]

That's a nice sight but far more than you really need unless you are target shooting and then you really ought to have a more sophisticated rear sight for it.

 

[SDSmlf]

That's a nice sight but far more than you really need unless you are target shooting and then you really ought to have a more sophisticated rear sight for it.

I am visually challenged to see iron sights. No such thing as a ‘nice sight but far more than you really need...’

 

[lonewolf172]

That's a nice sight but far more than you really need unless you are target shooting and then you really ought to have a more sophisticated rear sight for it.

You might be right. I'll just stick with the 2 I originally picked out. A rear adjustable and a front fixed blade

 

[lonewolf172]

That's a nice sight but far more than you really need unless you are target shooting and then you really ought to have a more sophisticated rear sight for it.

You might be right. I think I'll just stick with the original ones I had picked out. An adjustable rear and a fixed blade front.

 

[Barry Strickland]

Lonewolf, yes, use the ones you picked out. I don't think you will be disappointed. Sights are a very much personal thing. It depends on whether you want a hunting setup or a serious competition setup. Also your eyes change over time. It is a simple process to change the sights as your interest changes and there are a zillion sights available to fill those needs. BTW I also love my underhammers. Good luck!