smoothshooter
50 Cal.
I'm generally a lurker here but am in need of some help. I build primarily bolt guns and have this rifle to repair. I have plenty of French and English Walnut pieces but nothing like this. Does anyone have a scrap or cutoff that would be a better match than what I have? And of course it won't be a complete match but something closer than what I have would be super. 4" x 1".
Either someone twisted off a clean-out screw in the patent breech, or someone tried to use a left-haded barrel for a right-handed gun.
I believe those all the way through cross-drilled holes at the rear of patent breeches are there more to facilitate manufacture of the breech than for easing cleanup after shooting.