The pink tape has worked GREAT with my encore breech plug and is always on the breech plug threads when its removed . If i use one drop of oil the plug goes in easier .The only place the tape is gone is the very front the the breech plug where the flame has burned it away and the treads on both the breech plug and in my barrel are spotless . I alway wrap TT Facing the back and do it CCW , going from back to front . At least thats the way i always wrap TT on pipes or breech plugs , if i go the other way it tend to come loose more often . IMO