Traditions 54 Problem

[Still-n-Quiet]

I have a Traditions 54 cal. sidelock that I have a problem with. It shoots a 1 inch pattern at 50 yards and usually drops them in their tracks. Shooting is not the problem.

The problem is cleaning the dern thing. With a patch and cleaning jag, I can clean the barrel almost all the way down. But at almost the very bottom, there must be a spur or something that I keep getting the cleaning jag stuck on. Sometimes so bad that I have to unscrew it and put a little bit of powder through the nipple hole and shoot it out!

Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of this problem? If I had a file that fit on the rod, I'd try to file out the very bottom, but I don't think that would be good for the rest of the barrel.

What do I do since I can't remove the breach plug?

 

[Thunderroost]

since it shoots good, i sure wouldn't be filing on anything.... this is a common problem with "traditional" muzzleloaders...

when i have experienced it....i have found if you get the breech end wet first...then approach it slowly....back and forth, don't bottom it out on the first downstroke....that usually helps

 

[Buccaneer]

Probably a burr from their drilling of the fire channel. If you could take the breech plug off it would be easy to get to. It would have no bearing on accuracy as the ball/mini-ball is seated higher than that.

 

[Still-n-Quiet]

Probably a burr from their drilling of the fire channel. If you could take the breech plug off it would be easy to get to. It would have no bearing on accuracy as the ball/mini-ball is seated higher than that.

Pretty sure I cannot get the breach plug out. I seems to be welded. Not supposed to be opened.