breech plug grease question

[bowjock]

What do you use when installing your breach plug for a grease when tightening it down for the last time in the barrel. I read somewhere on here to take graphite and mixe it wite vasaline until it becomes a paste. What do some of you use?

 

What you want to use is anti-seize compound. Use it for the plug, touch hole liner, nipple, and drum. It will prevent corrosion from locking them in permantly. It's avaiable at any auto parts store for a couple bucks per tube. This is not the place for some home brew chemistry.
Bill

 

[dlocke]

I'm using some gun grease while building, but was planning on using never-seize compound from the auto store for the final install. I wouldn't use vaseline and graphite. I can see folks sanding down pencil leads for graphite, etc.
I hear that ckoke-tube lube works well too, but it is probably $2 anti-seize in a $10 tube.
DJL

 

[walruskid1]

choke tube lube IS mighty expensive never-seize.

 

[bob308]

after many years of working on old cars old guns and other old things of metal and haveing to heat twist soak with penatrating oil. and even drilling out the frozen screw or bolts. watching the threads come out of the aluminin head on the spark plug. i have become a firm beliver in anti-size. i buy it in the big bottles.and have more then one in the shop.

 

I got tired of buggering up the flats on breeches trying to get them out after a period of years. So.....I used Teflon Plumbers Tape and have had no more problems. Dickert and the Hawken Bros. used that stuff and they swore by it too. :haha:

 

[mloader40]

The best thing to use is teflon pipe tape. Teflon tape is cheap, easy to use, will never seize and has no mess. Try it you will like it.
Good luck,
BPWRL

 

[dlocke]

I could see where teflon tape would give you a tighter seal as well.
DJL

 

[George Holton]

:thumbsup: Yeah ! lets hear it for teflon tape. That stuff is awesome. :applause:

 

[MSW]

yes, teflon tape is great- works wonders on the drones to my bagpipes

msw