Trent Grove
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Hello all,
I have done searches on this site looking for an answer to my conundrum with little guidance or info. If this is posted to the wrong topic please move or let me know.
I have a GPR .50cal that has a bit of a leak around the clean out screw and the nipple threads. I cant seem to get the threads to seal completely. I will shoot it a couple times and they do seal up due to fouling. When I clean the rifle I have the issue of cleaning solution and oil escaping through theses "loose" threads.
I have 2 exact same rifles. This is only an issue on one. For some reason with this rifle the threads are just a bit wider than the screw threads that go into them.
I have tried different screws and nipples to find one that fits the threads better from one to another with little to no difference in out come. I have looked into possible fix with some sort of thread "dope" that would seal the threading so that oil doesn't leak out of my barrel once its cleaned. I'm not sure if this would be a good fix??
Has anyone had this happen to any of your rifle/rifles before and if so how did you solve the issue? If anyone would know of a simple fix I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance
Trent
I have done searches on this site looking for an answer to my conundrum with little guidance or info. If this is posted to the wrong topic please move or let me know.
I have a GPR .50cal that has a bit of a leak around the clean out screw and the nipple threads. I cant seem to get the threads to seal completely. I will shoot it a couple times and they do seal up due to fouling. When I clean the rifle I have the issue of cleaning solution and oil escaping through theses "loose" threads.
I have 2 exact same rifles. This is only an issue on one. For some reason with this rifle the threads are just a bit wider than the screw threads that go into them.
I have tried different screws and nipples to find one that fits the threads better from one to another with little to no difference in out come. I have looked into possible fix with some sort of thread "dope" that would seal the threading so that oil doesn't leak out of my barrel once its cleaned. I'm not sure if this would be a good fix??
Has anyone had this happen to any of your rifle/rifles before and if so how did you solve the issue? If anyone would know of a simple fix I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance
Trent