Flash liner ??'s

[barebackjack]

I have a couple of questions.

I have drilled and tapped my flash liner hole. But my liner is about twice as long as it needs to be. What is the best way to shorten it?

Also, does anybody use anything like locktite to seal that liner in?

Thanks

Boone

 

[Dave K]

Well, which type of liner? I would venture to say though that you would want to remove the material from the liner that fits in the barrel, not the end that sticks out of the barrel and into the pan. Measure good, so you don't have the liner short or long. I don't use any Locktite on mine, I just tighten them in and shoot them till they are wore out. Hasn't happened yet, but I hope it does! :grin:

 

[ehoff]

I've ran into this problem with a white lighting liner. You'll need to remove the barrel from the stock. Take out the breech plug. Now install the liner, but don't cut it flush. You can either carefully file away the excess material protrudeing into the bore with a round file or mark the excess material remove the liner and do the same thing. Just take it slow and you'll be fine. Before you button here back up take a patch and run it down the bore to make sure it doesn't snag or tear. If everthings alright cut off the installation lug and draw file it flush.

 

[trent/OH]

Please don't use Loctite. Remember Murphy's Law. Instead try teflon tape, like plumbers use. It Holds tight, but allows the liner to be removed if necessary. One roll of teflon tape should cost less than a dollar, and should last about 2 lifetimes.

 

[Birddog6]

I take mine to the belt sander & carefully sand off the excess til it is the same length as the depth of the hole it is going into.

Then with the breechplug out, I check to insure it is not sticking into the bore & then I take a small oval carbide dremel bit & it knock off the lil burs to insure it doesn't cut patches or grab anything. You can so this with a small round file or a round or half-round riffler also. You can check this with a Q-tip rubbing over the vent liner in the bore & see if it hangs any cotton fibers.

Don't put locktite on it, put some NeverSeize or Antiseize on it so you can get it back out if necessary later on. I don't use teflon tape because I don't like teflon tape on any pipe fitting, but that is a personal thing....... :hmm:

Also, if it is a vent liner with a shoulder, just Snug it in til the shoulder is filled into the countersink, file flush & go on.

If it is a Chambers White-Lightning go by the instructions that came with the liner.

One suggestion, if it is a Chambers, take some electrical tape & wrap the barrel in front & behind the vent liner so you don't gouge the barrel with the hacksaw when you cut the lug off.

:thumbsup:

 

[MikeChapin]

As others have mentioned, shorten the liner from the side that is in the barrel. I use stainless liners that have a screwdriver slot. I install them so they are flush with the interior of the barrel and the liner is above the outside of the barrel the depth of the slot. When I do the final install, I locktite the liner in and file the face of the liner even with the barrel.

When the flash hole erodes enough to change it out, I use a little heat and an easy out and they come right out.

 

[wildeagle]

I just bought a liner package from TOW. Got tap, bit and liner, but no instructions? Good thing i have enough knowledge to get me in trouble :redface: . Is there anything different about white lighting liners I should know about?

 

[Birddog6]

You mean you got a WhiteLightning vent liner & no instructions ? The liner should have been in a separate ziplock with instructions in with it. If not, email me & I will scan the instructions & email it back to you.

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[Birddog6]

I guess I should mention this, just in case.

DO NOT drill for the vent liner with the breechplug in the barrel. When you go thru the barrel if the bit hits the edge of the breechplug, it is gonna walk over & oblong the hole. End results is a Unsafe installation as you have threads on 2 sides of a hole & no threads on the other two sides.
This was Not done by me, but here is a perfect example of the results of the bit going thru the barrel & hitting the edge of a breeechplug left in the barrel. :shake: As you can see, there are no threads at all on the forward side of the hole & on the opposing side it is the same way. Top & bottom had half threads. Not a good or safe installation.

Obviously, I had to redrill this to the next size vent liner & rethread it correctly & cut a groove into the breechplug face to give a good ignition. Hade I initiated this build, I would have moved the barrel back as not to have that groove in the face of the breechplug & not have the threads on the breechplug & vent liner intersect. Do it once & do it correctly. :thumbsup:

 

[Vaino]

Used to use my slotted SS TH liners but now only use "White Lightning" liners because they install easily and their performance is the best. I usually "violate" the breechplug face in order to locate the lock further back.....just like the look and have had no ill effects at all. Countersinking the tapped hole very shallow yields a short TH land and I don't tap thru to the bore but bottom out the threads and seat the ctsk. Utilizing both seals eliminates the need for any kind of sealant. There are a few ways to install a TH liner but this works for me.....Fred

 

[Old Salt]

I would only add to make sure none of the female threads are exposed on the inside of the barrel. What ever protrudes on the outside can be filed off.

I made the mistake of not installing a touchole far enough into the barrel. Fouling will build up on those threads and cause many problems.

Old Salt

 

[wildeagle]

eggzactly, everthing in the same zip-lock, no instructions. I think I can figger it out, when I have to use it again. I had another liner, Ampco I think, that I used. The pistol that I used it on was a .45. Being a smaller cal. the breech plug was a little shorter and did'nt interfere with the position of the lock, if it were a bigger cal. I might have had to juggle the positions a litlle bit, got lucky!