Patent ID: 6385887
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: F41C

Abstract:
An adaptor for use in a muzzle loading firearm, having a receiver mounting a barrel and a blocking means movably mounted on the receiver for supporting a head of a cartridge during firing of the firearm, the head of the cartridge having a well with a primer held in the well with an opening in the head into the well from an inside of a casing of the cartridge the blocking means mounting a firing pin mechanism, the adaptor comprising:(a) a plug having a first end and a second end with a sidewall extending therebetween and with a center bore extending therethrough along a longitudinal axis of the plug, the plug being configured to be inserted into the barrel in a sealed relationship to the barrel with the first end adjacent the blocking means; and (b) a nipple mounted in the center bore of the plug and having a first end and a second end with a sidewall extending therebetween and with a center bore extending therethrough in communication with the center bore of the plug, the sidewall at the first end having an angled outer surface wherein the sidewall of the nipple is spaced apart from the sidewall of the plug such that the casing of the cartridge can be mounted on the nipple, such that the casing extends into the center bore of the plug adjacent the sidewall of the plug and the first end of the nipple extends into the opening of the head adjacent the primer such that the center bore of the nipple is in direct communication with the primer and wherein during firing of the muzzle loading firearm, the firing pin mechanism engages the primer and produces ignition of propellant material in the barrel through the center bore of the plug and the center bore of the nipple.