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My Old Veteran neighbor, Mr. Verlin, said your a very lucky boy that thing never fired. I am over 70 and he is almost 80, he still calls me boy tho….Ha ha ha.

Will do, for sure I will shoot her.

Thanks

None of this was a waste of time. I learned a lot from all you guys and appreciate all your help.

Well I only just got it apart before supper time. So tomorrow I am going to clean the bore real good and have a look see, if there is any other damage. And of course get this brush out of the breech...

236939 This what I found in the opening in the breech plug. The previous owner or someone had a brass brush rammed into the opening on the face of the breech plug and broken off. Then a charge of...

Am down in the Ozarks.

Yup sounds like home.

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Hey don't be sorry, it is still a good idea to keep on file. The pressure you can build with a grease gun is incredible. I worked as a Millwright for 43 years and on those big 24 inch bore bearings...

Heck no way to big of a loop, just a bit more room is what I want, but thanks

What would Lew Wetzel or Daniel Boone have done? I guess they never would have bought a TC 50 at an estate sale.

Well I greased its *** till it was coming out the bore. Looked like Rin Tin Tin taking a ****. Took awhile to find a zerk that would fit around here, because the ones for the tractor are metric. But...

It was coming out from the nipple behind the ball or whatever is in there. I am assuming a ball. Because when I tried the worm to pull the ball bits of lead came out on the screw thread.

I love my little Rossi 92 in .45. The wife and I were at a gun show one day and I was poking along looking stuff over and she was on ahead of me. Came walking up to me and said Honey I got yah...

I have the same type only not period correct like those. They just would not bite into it.

I am going to try the grease gun trick today. Another Gentleman mentioned that yesterday. And at this point what have I got to lose. I already dissolved what ever residual charge was left behind the...

Sorry my friend, I had an old man brain fart and called the nipple the breech plug. It happens. My brain was thinking how can I get that breech plug out without damage and my fingers typed...

Doubt you could even find mercury legally these days.

Thanks, I am going clean the old tc .50 smoothbore and try some shotgun loads this afternoon for fun then get back at removing that ball. I was thinking about getting a piece of all thread, welding a...

[QUOTE=JBinMN;4583785]No worries from me. I just did not understand, as you saw from my post. It was confusing and now it is clear.
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Like I said, G'Luck! & I hope things work out for ya & you...

I am very sorry, I was confused, I never had the breech plug out. I meant the nipple. Excuse my old addled brain at times.. I get mixed up. If I had the breech plug out I most certainly would have...

Well I bought it at a estate sale, who knows whether a charge was left in it or somebody screwed with it at the sale. Wish I had a small bore scope to take a look. But air is getting past what ever...

Never heard tell of that, but I am game to try. As long as the zerk is the same thread.

So I should be good with Corbon and Buffalo Bore. Thanks