Does anyone know of a source where I could purchase a Thompson Center percussion breech plug for a Seneca, Cherokee or Patriot? This would be a breech plug for a octagon barrel that is 13/16 across the flats.
I recently purchased a nice little T/C Senaca from a member on this site in 45 caliber. I have had a .36 cal. 13/16 barrel on my parts rack for a number of years and I'd like to convert it in to a "drop in barrel" for the Senaca so I could swith back and forth between the .45 and .36.
Track of the Wolf still shows them but they are "out of stock" and it is my understanding that they are not going to have any more of them. I have looked at the other normal suppliers - Gun Parts, etc. but have found nothing - nothing on fleabay, etc.
Evidently, by what T of W shows, they were made in either 5/8" X 18 or 9/16" X 18 thread. My barrel is already breeched for 5/8 but if I had to, I could cut off the breech and re-breech it to a different thread size. It has to be cut down some as it is.
I have posted a Want To Buy in the WTS/WTS section but no answers.
I don't care if it is new or used as long as it is a usable breech plug as I can finish it to match the barrel which I will probably blue. I have seen a couple of barrels on fleabby with the breech plugs - all in 45 cal. and they have all been majorly overpriced IMHO. I'd prefer to just find the breech plug, but I'd even consider a "junk barrel with abad bore" that I could have bored to a smoothbore and use for another build.
Does anyone know where I might find one? I've googled but have come up with nothing. Is there anybody who may have bought up the surplus of T/C when they discontinued these guns that is selling parts?
This is the first T/C I've ever owned so am not really familiar with what is out there as far as parts, etc.
Thanks.
Jim