Clean out screw

[Runner]

I learned this on my own, and I shot pyrodex for 20 years. I had a 45 Kentucky where the breech was bored past the flame channel. Oil would get down in there and was no problem on the range. When you loaded for hunting and waited 2 hours n a stand, it might take three caps to set it off! I tried a little bit of everything to make that gun work right. Making my guns go off when I wanted them to kind of became an obsession. If I take that screw out and put a 2 grain prime in the bolster, the gun will go off everytime if the cap goes off. It will not hang fire. It will shoot to point of aim, even with a 5 day old load if I wish. On this one, I go with what has worked for many years for me. I also primed for every shot at the last gathering I shot at because my gun is a hair more accurate when primed. All of my procedures are what has worked for me, my CVA guns, and they were worked up using Pyrodex.

 

[Mailman]

Just got back from the hardware store, Traditions wanted $4.00 a piece plus shipping. I got 2 hex screws SS, cut them to size, works perfect. Now , all I need to take it out is a small wrench, no more stripping the slotted screw. Thanks again for everyones imput.

 

[paulvallandigham]

Good for you. An Allen wrench beats a screwdriver any day of the week! The only problem I have ever had with allen wrenches is finding the darn things when I need them. Since you only use the short end, consider heating the long end up and making a loop on that end so you can tie it to a strip of leather in your bag.

 

[Deadeye]

Right or wrong, I have always taken the CLEAN OUT
screw out everytime I clean my guns and use the pipe cleaner to run around the corner into the barrel. If I have a gun without one I drill and tap it and put one. Never had a problem except on used guns that someone never cleaned. Have replaced some with allen head plug screws 6 or 8 x32. I carry an allen wrench with a round head for
a thong in every shooting bag.

 

[ZERMATT7]

FYI..

On my Traditions Deerhunter the clean out screw is ...

STEEL, NOT BRASS

METRIC

5 mm with a .80 thread pitch