Patent ID: 6532692
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: F41C

Abstract:
A breech plug assembly for a muzzle loading firearm having a barrel, said barrel having a muzzle end, a breech end, a front opening at said muzzle end, a back opening at said breech end and a bore extending along a central longitudinal axis from said front opening to said back opening, said bore having internal threads adjacent said back opening, said breech plug assembly comprising:(a) a housing having a rearward end and a forward end which has external threads, said housing having a forward opening at said forward end, a rearward opening at said rearward end, a chamber extending from said forward opening to said rearward opening, and a fire channel connected to said chamber, said chamber having internal threads adjacent said rearward opening, the portion of said chamber adjacent said forward opening constituting a powder well; and (b) a plug having a cylindrical forward end with external threads for screwing into said chamber, a rearward end adapted for being gripped for inserting said plug into said housing and for removing said plug from said housing, and a projection which tapers inwardly toward the forward end of said housing and extends into the powder well portion of said chamber.