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After receiving this photo I think it was made with the seam, not a structural crack.
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01-20-2022, 07:20 PM | #4 | ||||||
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nice old gun....charlie
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01-20-2022, 08:41 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Those bolster can be tough to remove after 100+ years.
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01-20-2022, 08:58 PM | #6 | ||||||
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01-20-2022, 09:06 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Cleaning I would suppose.
If I have to raise a dent, the bolsters have to come off. Otherwise if the dent raising mandrel gets stuck (and they do a lot) there is no way to knock it out. |
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01-20-2022, 11:21 PM | #8 | ||||||
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I have a Belgian 10 ga muzzleloader and the breeches are fitted in a similar manner, every one I have looked at has that line between the breech plugs. I dont shoot it though as it needs the hammers rebuilt and one of the lugs repaired.
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01-22-2022, 10:44 AM | #9 | ||||||
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how qr what do you use on those breech plugs to get them out...charlie
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01-22-2022, 05:13 PM | #10 | ||||||
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A breech plug wrench... Yea, really... I have pulled many a breech plug for ML shooters that put a tight dry ball down the tube to the base and could not move it even though there are several ways to do so. However, ya need a really good barrel vise also.
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