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Thread: T/c 45

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    Boolit Bub
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    FYI, you may want to soak the breech end in Kroil oil for about a week. During this period pick up a T/C 15/16th's breech plug removal wrench (example on link).

    https://picclick.com/Breech-Plug-Rem...131501267.html

    Using this tool and a good wrench you should be able to spin off the breech plug. With that you can give it a good cleaning or have the barrel rebored or relined.

    New breech plugs: https://www.trackofthewolf.com/list/Item.aspx/667/1

    If you are unsure on doing that job, I still would recommend Bob Hoyt on doing the work.

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    I posted a video on using a grease gun. This method has no chance at damage to the gun. But I understand a lot of guys are "afraid " of the mess. My video shows there is no mess.
    https://youtu.be/jCqp9odZISg

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    Not afraid of the mess, just don't want to waste grease. I could scrape it back up in a bucket and use it to grease rails and such. I did check the local Tractor Supply and the have the right size fitting in stock, I still don't know where my grease gun is at though. I've been soaking the Kroil back up and now have the option to try another penetrating oil (been looking up tests), pull it, shoot it or grease it out. I got my roundball mould in the mail yesterday, so I have to get it ready as soon as my back will let me sit in front of a pot for a few minutes.

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    Try the easiest and first and save the grease for last.
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    You will damage the barrel if you don't use a T/C Hawken breech plug wrench

    Last edited by pietro; 10-30-2021 at 09:53 PM.
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    It will take off bluing and artificial case coloring, but it eats up ONLY rust-EVAPO RUST-works great. Get off all oil/grease and let it soak. Solution is re useable and will not damage skin. Use capped/glued pvc pipe to soak barrel. Like I said it eats bluing so you have to reblue or brown your barrel, but if it's rusted so what. Arrow Wood Products has cold blueing that works good without heat. Great wood restorer too. No I'm not connected with them, never was either, but I saw it work years ago at a gun show and have been a believer ever since. Good luck.
    Bob

    P.S. Bobby Hoyt has a hydraulic wrench to take off stuck breach plugs. A member of my team could not get his breach plug out and Bobby did.
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check