ENDED Springfield Breechplug on Enfield?

[9th VA Asian]

Bit of a follow-up on a previous post, but I've been looking for an enfield Breechplug and they're near impossible to find. I picked up an 1861 springfield breechplug for a separate springfield barrel and tried it on the enfield for the hell of it... The darn thing fits! It screws on halfway before it starts to tighten (almost normal for musket thread tolerances).

So, should I just roll with it? Was this a thing they did back then/now when doing a repair? Thanks guys!

 

[frankconrad]

Bit of a follow-up on a previous post, but I've been looking for an enfield Breechplug and they're near impossible to find. I picked up an 1861 springfield breechplug for a separate springfield barrel and tried it on the enfield for the hell of it... The darn thing fits! It screws on halfway before it starts to tighten (almost normal for musket thread tolerances).

So, should I just roll with it? Was this a thing they did back then/now when doing a repair? Thanks guys!

Bit of a follow-up on a previous post, but I've been looking for an enfield Breechplug and they're near impossible to find. I picked up an 1861 springfield breechplug for a separate springfield barrel and tried it on the enfield for the hell of it... The darn thing fits! It screws on halfway before it starts to tighten (almost normal for musket thread tolerances).

So, should I just roll with it? Was this a thing they did back then/now when doing a repair? Thanks guys!

If it only threads in it is indication that the pitch (threads per inch) do not match, save yourself a lot of grief, don't try to force it and ruin both the breech plug and the barrel.

 

[JOHN42768]

Agree, don't end up ruining both

 

[9th VA Asian]

Thanks for the advise! I'm not the best at gauging if the threads are doing as designed or wrong pitch. My search continues!

 

[JOHN42768]

Try Lodgewood or S&S

 

[Lanyard Puller]

You didn't buy your set of thread gauges did you? It would save you a great deal of time and $$ in the future.