May need to pull breech plug.

[Crow#21957]

I really don't want to but I may need to pull breech plug or drill and easy out my white lightning liner or maybe nothing.The liner I forgot to cut back so it doesn't stick into chamber. The liner is about 1/8 maybe more in front of breech plug face.I had to modify my scraper to get to BP. I'm thinking this liner sticking into the breech is making clean up
more difficult. What do the experts here say?
Leave it,,,pull liner and install new one cut to proper length,,,or pull BP and work the liner protrusion back to inside wall of barrel. The last one seems alot more difficult. This is on my fusil 20 ga.
Thanks
Hope this is in the right section of the forum.

 

[ZUG]

I'd pull the breach plug and trim the touch hole liner

 

[Crow#21957]

I'd pull the breach plug and trim the touch hole liner

I'm pretty sure the breech plug was installed by Rice or Pecatonica.

 

[ZUG]

OK -- so -- I don't understand your reply???

 

[2 shots]

pull the plug.. round file the liner to the lands, reinstall plug, shoot, have fun

 

[HSmithTX]

EZ out the liner, toss it in the trash, fit a new one and chalk it all up to experience that you now have. Or pull the plug, most people can EZ out the liner without tearing things up worse compared to pulling a breechplug that might be really tight....

 

[Crow#21957]

OK -- so -- I don't understand your reply???

I'm just hoping it's not so tight I have trouble. I don't have special vice blocks or such. I use a proper fitting boxed end wrench on the octagon part of barrel and a huge crescent wrench on breech plug.

 

[oldwood]

Don't try to pull the breech plug w/o a good vise.

 

[rich pierce]

Lefty loosey. Strong vise smooth jaws very tight but not clamped over the breechplug. A big monkey wrench will work fine. Smack the wrench handle hard with a big mallet while holding it in place. Bingo.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

You will never break it loose with two wrenches. Get yourself a good vise, two sheets of brass between the jaws and the barrel and break her loose like Rich described. It's not a difficult task. And to answer your question I would pull the plug and trim the liner down flush before I would drill and easy out a good liner.

 

[Kansas Kid]

There’s a good chance the liner threads are hitting the breech plug threads. In that case the liner needs to be removed first.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

There’s a good chance the liner threads are hitting the breech plug threads. In that case the liner needs to be removed first.

Well that's an entirely different problem if true, but good point.

 

[deerstalkert]

if you want to ruin the barrel go ahead and use a box end wrench. if you follow the above advice, you will have the gun for years, and learn something besides.

 

[Crow#21957]

Ok guys I got it. Big vise with 1 in. Boxed end wrench on barrel Where barrel was in wrench the barrel was taped with electricians tap. Medium size adjustable on BP. Came out fine. Looking in breech the flash hole liner was not even 1/8 into bore. Took liner back flush with bore and polished inside of liner and BP. Used grey scotchbrite and jewelers ruge in paste form on the first 8 in of barrel to polish. All back together.
Thanks. Oh the threads of liner were just to the BP face but not touching it. Flash hole is less than 1/8 in front of BP face.
I'm going to get one of those poly hose with magnet to use when flushing breech.
Thans again

 

[rich pierce]

Great news! Problem solved.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Good job!

 

[gemmer]

If your Fusil has a pinned barrel, you run the risk out chipping out stock wood if you remove the barrel, and then replace the pins. Easy out the liner, dress down the threaded portion of the new one to barrel wall thickness. install it, but leave the lug on. Run a patched jag down the bore. If it grabs, remove the liner and carefully file a bit off. Reinstall, done.

 

[ColonialRifleSmith]

I really don't want to but I may need to pull breech plug or drill and easy out my white lightning liner or maybe nothing.The liner I forgot to cut back so it doesn't stick into chamber. The liner is about 1/8 maybe more in front of breech plug face.I had to modify my scraper to get to BP. I'm thinking this liner sticking into the breech is making clean up
more difficult. What do the experts here say?
Leave it,,,pull liner and install new one cut to proper length,,,or pull BP and work the liner protrusion back to inside wall of barrel. The last one seems alot more difficult. This is on my fusil 20 ga.
Thanks
Hope this is in the right section of the forum.

Amateurs make amateur mistakes. Get a person who knows what they are doing before you ruin your barrel or hurt yourself by making the barrel dangerous to shoot. Semper Fi.

 

[rich pierce]

If your Fusil has a pinned barrel, you run the risk out chipping out stock wood if you remove the barrel, and then replace the pins. Easy out the liner, dress down the threaded portion of the new one to barrel wall thickness. install it, but leave the lug on. Run a patched jag down the bore. If it grabs, remove the liner and carefully file a bit off. Reinstall, done.

If you read above, it’s fixed now. Win!

 

[Crow#21957]

Thanks all. I've built several guns and installed most of the breech plugs. Never pulled one of mine or anyone's. All went well ,was just concerned since I didn't install it.
Thanks