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Old March 5, 2013, 09:04 AM   #7
Doc Hoy
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Join Date: October 24, 2008
Location: Naples, Fl
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I have owned a total of...

...Four different black powder long arms.

In three of them I could remove the breach block.

In the fourth one I could not.

Some years ago I engaged in a conversation on this forum in which I touted the importance of being able to take the breachblock out. The concensus was that it is not important and in most rifles not easily doable with the tools/techniques available to the average shooter.

My thoughts are that for truly thorough cleaning and for just such instances as Troutcreek's easy removal of the breach is very convenient.

I don't mean to resurrect that thread since the matter was indeed put to rest. But in three of four of the rifles I have owned, it would have been a very simple matter to clear the obstruction.

I do acknowledge I am in the minority.
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