I have a Problem

[Rebel]

Howdy, well i bought an Investarms Hawken on an auction and it got here last night.
Opened it and someone had replaced the nipple with some aftermarket thing that i
guess was supposed to take 209 primers. In the process of trying to remove it i completely
destroyed it. So i went and got an EZ out, drilled it and installed the EZ Out. I was trying to
be real careful to not break it but!!! Anyway, i now have a barrel with a bust off EZ Out in
the nipple so i guess my only options are to replace the breech or the barrel. So my question
is, does anyone here have a 15/16" Investarms breech or barrel for sale reasonable? Or a
suggestion on how to fix the one i have? Thanks for any help. It is appreciated.
Rebel

 

[waarp8nt]

Is there enough EZ-out to weld a nut too?

Changing the breech plug isn't too difficult, however finding one in the proper thread pitch might be difficult. Any competent gunsmith should be able to change the breechplug for you. I purchased the tools to do my own, but that would be rather costly for you to do for just one job.


https://muzzle-loaders.com/products...Y3dAjQSmefmixaQj2d8aq7uyldCTvrwsLP90uZAIbYvIV

Looks like they are sold out, but do have a notification button to enter your email address so you can be notified when back in stock. Hopefully someone will have a breechplug or a source for one that is in stock. Good luck!

 

[Rebel]

Thank you. I already have my name on their list at Muzzle-loaders.com.

 

[hawkeye2]

Take it to a machine shop and let them do the repair. They can remove the broken easy out, the broken part of the primer adapter and check your original threads too. You should not have to replace the breech plug for just a broken easy out.

 

[Rebel]

Thank you. I will give that a try.

 

[OldRust]

The Ft Chambers Muzzleloader shop has a box of pulled percussion breech plugs. If I recall, there were several Investarms plugs in that box.
I bought a TC Plug and I'm thinking I paid around $20. If interested I would give them a phone call Tuesday as they are old school.

Good luck,
O.R.

No affiliation, Just a happy customer

 

[Rebel]

Thank you. I am going to try the machine shop first and see if they can do it.

 

[Rich44]

Lesson to be learned, EZ Outs by their action can make thin walled objects tighter by the expansion. Then not so easy.

 

[sturmkatze]

The Ft Chambers Muzzleloader shop has a box of pulled percussion breech plugs. If I recall, there were several Investarms plugs in that box.
I bought a TC Plug and I'm thinking I paid around $20. If interested I would give them a phone call Tuesday as they are old school.

Good luck,
O.R.

No affiliation, Just a happy customer

Jim dues great work. Honest guy.

 

[rp77469]

In the future, use Kroil a couple times a day and BE PATIENT!! It will eventually work. It took me 8-10 days once to unfreeze a (free) rusted planer, but it operates fine now.

 

[Rebel]

Thanks to all for the tips and advice.

 

[Kansas Jake]

It’s been shared before but Harbor Freight has left hand drill bills. Often when you are drilling something the offending part will spin out. Others may sell them too.

 

[Rebel]

I just now managed to work the broken piece of EZ Out back out. I took a sharpened center punch and small flat screw
driver and kept tapping it a bit at a time in the Out direction, clockwise, and it finally came loose. Thanks to all for their help.

 

[Rich44]

I just now managed to work the broken piece of EZ Out back out. I took a sharpened center punch and small flat screw
driver and kept tapping it a bit at a time in the Out direction, clockwise, and it finally came loose. Thanks to all for their help.

Good for you, I'm glad

 

[45man]

Just goes to show why anti seize is needed on nipples.

 

[Boomerang]

I just now managed to work the broken piece of EZ Out back out. I took a sharpened center punch and small flat screw
driver and kept tapping it a bit at a time in the Out direction, clockwise, and it finally came loose. Thanks to all for their help.

So did you get the nipple out too?