The Traveling Breech Plug
12-08-2010, 04:51 PM
#22
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I failed to 'explain' any of this to the CVA fella. He doesn't have a caliper, and thus had no way to understand why he was having issues with the plug. I should have been more instructive.
12-08-2010, 05:20 PM
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Yes, this plug was not a modified CVA plug. It was made from a grade 8 bolt to fit CVA rifles, and what it does, is mimic the TC plug that works perfectly with BH209. An added benefit, when one makes a plug, is one can adjust the headspace to get a 'crush' on whatever primer one chooses to use. My rifle has zero blow by using the STS primer, because that is what i desired. If i choose, i can mill it to work 'perfectly' with a W209.
I failed to 'explain' any of this to the CVA fella. He doesn't have a caliper, and thus had no way to understand why he was having issues with the plug. I should have been more instructive.
I failed to 'explain' any of this to the CVA fella. He doesn't have a caliper, and thus had no way to understand why he was having issues with the plug. I should have been more instructive.
12-08-2010, 05:27 PM
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Had you tried the CCI primer, you may have experienced a 'perfect' fit. If that didn't work, using the STS, might have been the answer. From what you wrote, and write, the W209 was too long for that plug, and your rifle. Alas, any opportunity to find an answer has passed us by.
12-08-2010, 05:35 PM
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No i said the W209 did not give a crush fit, the pocket was drilled to deep. I did some experimenting with unscrewing my firing pin bushing and that would have done it but the amount of bushing that was sticking out was just to much.
12-08-2010, 06:08 PM
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One thing i know for sure, is the primer pocket was not drilled too deep. That was the second thing i checked when the plug arrived here. The plug was/is 0.012" longer than an OEM plug. Had the primer pocket been drilled too deep, you wouldn't have been able to get your fingernail under the rim of the spent primer to remove it.
I was remiss in not warning you of the possibility that the plug might be too long for your rifle. For that, i am at fault.
12-08-2010, 06:42 PM
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Just to show you what i mean i used my V2 as an example
Firing pin bushing screwed in tight,
Bushing unscrewed One full turn.
Depending how tight you want the primer, you adjust this little by little until you find the right spot that you like. On this one i gave it a Crush fit. In order to close the rifle and **** it, it must be slapped firmly shut or else you get this, This is just closing it quietly.
Slam it firmly shut and you get this,
On my Accura and the custom plug, in order for me to get a tight primer fit, that bushing had to be unscrewed so much that the bushing was wobbly.
Firing pin bushing screwed in tight,
Bushing unscrewed One full turn.
Depending how tight you want the primer, you adjust this little by little until you find the right spot that you like. On this one i gave it a Crush fit. In order to close the rifle and **** it, it must be slapped firmly shut or else you get this, This is just closing it quietly.
Slam it firmly shut and you get this,
On my Accura and the custom plug, in order for me to get a tight primer fit, that bushing had to be unscrewed so much that the bushing was wobbly.
Last edited by MountainDevil54; 12-08-2010 at 06:45 PM.
