...hanging on a peg board, in a dark dusty corner of a quiet little gun shop, is an oem replacement breech plug that I can purchase for my Thompson Center Fire Storm flintlock rifle. One of these days one of you will see that part hanging there and remember this thread and think "there's a guy on a forum that I know that's looking for that! I'll message him!" I think that is the only hope I have of ever finding that breech plug. In the mean time, life goes on...
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Check ebay from time to time.
You might find one there or a used barrel that you can scab from.
You might find one there or a used barrel that you can scab from.
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I sympathize with this deeply.... I too am overly optimistic someone has a Traditions 209 breech plug A1446 for my Pursuit Ambush. It's a paperweight until I find one.
UPDATE: Will you believe I found 2!
I called Thompson Center and a real nice gentleman was able to put his hands on one at the factory, and is shipping it to me free gratis! Amazing; I'll believe it when I get my hands on it!
All of a sudden another one popped up on a web search for $18 at Darryl's Gun Shop in Newmanstown, PA! Order's in.
Now, I have neither in my hand yet, but I'm optimistic.
I called Thompson Center and a real nice gentleman was able to put his hands on one at the factory, and is shipping it to me free gratis! Amazing; I'll believe it when I get my hands on it!
All of a sudden another one popped up on a web search for $18 at Darryl's Gun Shop in Newmanstown, PA! Order's in.
Now, I have neither in my hand yet, but I'm optimistic.
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Holy cow!!! Wow the luck!! Hope you get it hand!!
I thought Thompson Center was closed?
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In case anyone else is looking, there is this one on Ebay right now: Thompson Center T/C Firestorm Breech Plug NOS No 7765 | eBay
Update: got both of them within a week! Search for years, then find 2 within a week of each other, then another available on ebay, LOL. Funny thing is there was one at TC all along, I just never thought to call them thinking they were dead.
P.S. I'm going to grind the cone off of one to experiment. It's hard to swipe between shots with that cone.
P.S. I'm going to grind the cone off of one to experiment. It's hard to swipe between shots with that cone.
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Drill and tap your old one for a vent liner. You’ll never have to hunt down a breech plug again.
Its a tiny plug but I’ll bet it can be done.
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Uhhh... pardon my ignorance, but I don't understand? My barrel already has a touch hole liner:
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My mistake. I guess i didnt realize its a touch hole liner. I thought it was a breech plug for an inline ML.
No prob. Yep, it's an odd rifle - a flintlock with a removable breech plug (see arrow), which inserts into the tang with a hex instead of a hook.
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