false breech

lock stock and barrel

February 03, 2002 08:17

what was the false breech used for in older black powder target riles??

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  talon

  February 03, 2002 08:31

  to start the bullet. Helped protect the muzzel during this process.

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  v35

  February 03, 2002 09:15

  It is a loose piece of barrel that has dowel pins to perfectly align the bore of the false muzzle to the bore of the rifle. The rifling has been relieved and the bore funneled, in order to compress a patched ball and start it into the rifling without tearing the patch or beating up the ball. It also allows loading a conical bullet to be started straight into the barrel without tipping.

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  rhmc24

  February 03, 2002 13:03

  Do you really mean false BREECH? Replies above are for false muzzle.

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