pulled a breech plug

[bowkill]

Ok bought a barrel off a cool gentleman on here and it was a hooked breach 12 gauge barrel.It is percussion and i am strictly a flint dude. I just enjoy them more. Well it is a spain made barrel and the plug by my calipers is .775. Does anyone know the thread pattern. reckon it is metric?

 

[bowkill]

ok i did not want to buy a set of thread gauges {or what ever they are called}so i just done a little trick i seen on the forums here not to long ago. I cut the snail off and plugged the hole, now all i got to do is make a tang for it. what do you guys think of just making a tang and welding it on the breech? oyea i have a little crevice where the threads started, but it is too deep to file out. thought of welding it up but it will make a conversation piece..

 

[pargent]

Yes doable, cut the hook off with the plug in place then position the slightly over size tan in place and tack in place onto the plug end ,remove the plug and weld up then fit it up . tig might be best for the welding.

 

[necchi]

Why not just get a tang that will accept the hook?

 

[Joe Sullivan]

The next metric size under .775 dia is M18 x 1.5 and is .661. Heres a dandy chart I keep bookmarked.
Drill chart and conversion

 

[SgtSchutzen]

Why not just get a tang that will accept the hook?

Sounds like the best solution to me. That`s what I`d do, is there any particular reason you want to have a fixed tang?

 

[bowkill]

no no reason,thought it might be easier than making a tang. but i have not see many hook flintlocks?

 

[necchi]

We haven't seen alot of Cap lock barrels modified that far. :idunno:
Alot of guy's just sell the barrel for what it is and buy what they want with the money, :wink:

 

[rich pierce]

Hooked breech flintlock fowlers go back to the 1750's at least. They were usually on higher quality guns.

 

[bowkill]

it will be Hooked breech flintlock, i have decided. going out to make the breech right not.....