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BP, "must have a solid threaded breach plug"

GreenLantern
I'm looking at inexpensive BP rifles to use for hunting this year. Kind of have my eye on the NEF sidekick or a comparably priced CVA. Wisconsin regulations state that the rifle must

"have a solid threaded breach plug".

What does this mean and how do I know if the rifle has that?

Thanks, GL.
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  • Contender Man
    Never hunted Wisconsin ... but maybe what they are trying to say is "no inlines" of course that is just a guess.

    Heck if govt. agencies made regs. that were plain english and readily understood then where would their job security be ????


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  • jjmitchell60
    What they are refering to is you must load the BP rifle from the muzzle end of the barrel. Many Sharps were made to load the bullet in then the powder behind that in their early rifles. They were breach loading BP but not cartridge loading. That is why they are stateing it must have a solid threaded breech plug. They could have gotten around that by stateing what KY does, all BP rifles MUST load from the muzzle. It also takes into account screw barrel rifles where you screw off the breech plug and load the bullet, then the powder, and then screw the breeck back on. Many pistols were screw barreled. That is what they are meaning IMHO.

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