Patent ID: 8499481
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: F41A,F41C

Abstract:
1. A muzzle loading firearm comprising: a barrel with a bore defining a bore axis, and having a muzzle end and a breech end; a breech element connected to the barrel, and having a breech face, the breech element being movable between an open position in which the breech face is away from the breech end of the barrel, and a closed position in which the breech face is in registration with the breech end of the barrel; a breech plug removably attached to the barrel, the breech plug defining a primer pocket that is enclosed when the breech element is in the closed position, such that a primer in the pocket is fully supported on all sides; and wherein the primer pocket is at least in part defined by an extractor movably connected to the breech plug.