illinois old fart
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Built rifle in 76 very green just getting back into. Took rifle apart putting back together inspection clean out on side of snail reaching into breach is 9/64 is this excessive? TROUBLE.
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IOF, do you mean the cleanout screw hole?
another IOF. Idaho old fart.
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Huh? Excessive what? Is the clean out screw missing?
illinois old fart
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No sir,after removing the clean out screw I thought the clean was a little more than necessary so I measured.
illinois old fart
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After removing the clean out screw,how big should the hole be going into the breech ?
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that 9/64ths sounds about right for a flash channel through a patent breach.
any smaller and one couldn't use a pipe cleaner.
any smaller and one couldn't use a pipe cleaner.
illinois old fart
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Just wanted info used to shoot FF going to FFF, thanks deerstakert
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if you have any concerns about switching to 3f just reduce your charge 10-15%. i have switched myself though my powder is all homebrewed.
one of my .50's only likes ffg for optimum accuracy.
one of my .50's only likes ffg for optimum accuracy.
illinois old fart
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Just wanted to make sure the it wasn't to big for FFF.
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should be good to go
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That is an awesome pic that I have never seen before
DuncNZ
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Shows how hard it can be to completely clean a patent breach . Deerstalkert what make is the breach , great cutaway .
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this is why I clean my barrels in a bucket of hot soapy water and use a tight bore mop so I can get hydraulic action going down into the breech. Then I use anhydrous isopropyl alcohol to draw out any water and then let it dry. So far it has proven good enough to get things clean down there.
