Cleaning TC Encore Breach Plug

cgbills · November 12, 2009, 12:06 AM

How do you all clean the primer residue out of you TC Encore breach plug. Using a needle and solvent is not working well. What size drill bit would fit in there?

Doyle · November 12, 2009, 10:03 AM

What kind of solvent? Black powder residue is water soluable, not oil soluable. Therefore, ordinary cleaning products should never be used on black powder weapons. Ordinary hot water with a little dish soap cleans as good as anything else.

Use a toothbrush to clean the face of the breach plug and pull out one of the toothbrush bristels to get into the hole.

Wild Bill Bucks · November 12, 2009, 12:50 PM

I bought some regular pipe cleaners from the wally store, and they fit perfect.

Water based products ONLY on Black Powder , Pyro, or 777.

shortwave · November 12, 2009, 07:36 PM

I soak mine in TC #13 bore cleaner while I`m cleaning the rest of the rifle. Then its toothbrush,pipecleaner and for tougher stains an old worn down copper/brass .22 cleaning brush. It can also be used in the threads of the breach. Also brake or electric contact cleaner works well.

rdmallory · November 13, 2009, 09:38 AM

If you plug is stainless steal drop it in the Dish washer when your wife is not looking.

Doug

Old No7 · November 13, 2009, 04:50 PM

That's the same as used on the T/C Omega.

The gang over on modernmuzzleloader all use a hand-turned 1/8" drill bit to clean out the carbon from inside the primer end of the plug. That, plus a nipple pick or a "teeny tiny" drill bit for the other end of the plug will get it clean.

At the range, use the drill bit after every 5 shots, along with the nipple pick.

And don't forget the breech plugs should be "finger tight" only -- not really snugged up. Most hi-volume inline shooters unseat then lightly snug the plug every 10 rounds or so (I do it after every 5, whenever I clean the plug, as it takes no time at all). Do this, and you will never get a stuck plug -- as long as you've greased the plug and threads correctly (or used teflon tape like some shooters do).

Tight groups.

Old No7

November 13, 2009, 04:50 PM	#6
Old No7 Member Join Date: October 21, 2007 Posts: 19	Encore breech plug... That's the same as used on the T/C Omega. The gang over on modernmuzzleloader all use a hand-turned 1/8" drill bit to clean out the carbon from inside the primer end of the plug. That, plus a nipple pick or a "teeny tiny" drill bit for the other end of the plug will get it clean. At the range, use the drill bit after every 5 shots, along with the nipple pick. And don't forget the breech plugs should be "finger tight" only -- not really snugged up. Most hi-volume inline shooters unseat then lightly snug the plug every 10 rounds or so (I do it after every 5, whenever I clean the plug, as it takes no time at all). Do this, and you will never get a stuck plug -- as long as you've greased the plug and threads correctly (or used teflon tape like some shooters do). Tight groups. Old No7 __________________ "Freedom and the Second Amendment... One cannot exist without the other." © 2000 DTH

November 12, 2009, 12:06 AM	#1
cgbills Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2006 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 274	Cleaning TC Encore Breach Plug How do you all clean the primer residue out of you TC Encore breach plug. Using a needle and solvent is not working well. What size drill bit would fit in there? __________________ "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke

November 12, 2009, 10:03 AM	#2
Doyle Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2007 Location: Bradenton, Fl Posts: 4,125	What kind of solvent? Black powder residue is water soluable, not oil soluable. Therefore, ordinary cleaning products should never be used on black powder weapons. Ordinary hot water with a little dish soap cleans as good as anything else. Use a toothbrush to clean the face of the breach plug and pull out one of the toothbrush bristels to get into the hole.

November 12, 2009, 12:50 PM	#3
Wild Bill Bucks Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2005 Location: Southeastern Oklahoma, Next door to Sasquatch Posts: 1,232	I bought some regular pipe cleaners from the wally store, and they fit perfect. Water based products ONLY on Black Powder , Pyro, or 777.

November 12, 2009, 07:36 PM	#4
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,005	I soak mine in TC #13 bore cleaner while I`m cleaning the rest of the rifle. Then its toothbrush,pipecleaner and for tougher stains an old worn down copper/brass .22 cleaning brush. It can also be used in the threads of the breach. Also brake or electric contact cleaner works well.

November 13, 2009, 09:38 AM	#5
rdmallory Senior Member Join Date: February 10, 2009 Location: Lexington Ky Posts: 807	If you plug is stainless steal drop it in the Dish washer when your wife is not looking. Doug