H&R Huntsman ML ?
This one is a .45 caliber muzzleloader. One problem, when you open the action there is no nipple but a nut with a hole about the size of a 209 primer. No extractor either, and a gun this age 1970's-80's vintage wouldn't have used 209's anyway. I know it's that old because it's NOT drilled and tapped for a scope base. I think the nut holds the nipple in. Am I right? and where can I buy a replacement nipple? I'm not so sure I want it anyway, the price is $79 for a gun missing a part and one that can't be scoped easily. Any suggestions?
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twalker,
the h&r model 156 huntsman was manufactured between 1972 and 1979. the first year of production used a screw in breech plug with nipple in the center. starting in 1973 the breech plug was changed to a press fit sealed by o-rings also with nipple in center. the 1973 h&r catalog states the nipple is stainless steel for the number 11 percussion cap.
it is my understanding that both type of breech plugs gave trouble but the o-ring sealed press fit one was the better of the two as it was kept in production 7 of the 8 years this model was produced.
you can probably obtain the need nipple from numrich arms (e-gunparts.com).
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A press fit breech plug that does not screw in sounds unsafe to shoot. How can a press fit withstand the pressure of a gun firing? 0 -
Thanks for the information. The nipple is what I'm seeing at the center of the breechplug, then. The fact that it takes #11 caps explains the size. I was told that the breech plug was supported in the same way as say a shotgun shell. The action, when closed holds it in place. The problem was when it misfired and the action was opened too soon, the breech plug became the bullet if there was a hangfire. Supposedly, several people were injured or killed this way. 0
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