Rifled Musket Patent Breeches.

[smoothshooter]

Can anyone out there tell me what the inside/bore diameter of the historically incorrect antechamber is that the Italians insist on using in their percussion rifled muskets?
I don't like them at all, but was considering ordering a Lorenz .54 Rifled Musket from Pedersoli, and have been watching for a deal on an Armi-Sport Springfield .58 copy.

 

[smoothshooter]

In my previous post I was feferring to the Patent Breech the Italians use on almost all their muzzleloading guns now.

 

[hawkeye2]

None of the reproduction Civil War rifle-muskets I'm aware of use a patent breech. These include Springfields, Zouaves, Mississippies and I'm not sure about the Pederosoli Lorenz as I haven't seen one yet. The Armi-Sports definitely use a flat face breech plug. The only CW barrels with an antechamber I know of were the ones made by Numrich and I've used 2 and have another mint one set aside for the future. Never had a moment's trouble because of the breech design.

 

[Trot]

I don't know of any Civil War repros with a patent breech either. I know none of mine have had them, I have had Pedersoli, Armi sport and Zoli.

 

[smoothshooter]

None of the reproduction Civil War rifle-muskets I'm aware of use a patent breech. These include Springfields, Zouaves, Mississippies and I'm not sure about the Pederosoli Lorenz as I haven't seen one yet. The Armi-Sports definitely use a flat face breech plug. The only CW barrels with an antechamber I know of were the ones made by Numrich and I've used 2 and have another mint one set aside for the future. Never had a moment's trouble because of the breech design.

The reason I don't like them is that they make a somewhat troublesome cleaning process even moreso.

 

[hawkeye2]

The reason I don't like them is that they make a somewhat troublesome cleaning process even moreso.

Remove the nipple and take the barrel out of the stock, less than 1 minute, tools needed; 1 screwdriver and 1 nipple wrench. Stand the barrel in a bucket of warm soapy water and clean with patch or a bore swab, this will flush the antechamber and flame passage clean without the need to go into it using a dedicated jag. Dry and oil the bore, reinstall the barrel and nipple. Faster and easier than cleaning a long rifle with a pinned barrel.

 

[smoothshooter]

Remove the nipple and take the barrel out of the stock, less than 1 minute, tools needed; 1 screwdriver and 1 nipple wrench. Stand the barrel in a bucket of warm soapy water and clean with patch or a bore swab, this will flush the antechamber and flame passage clean without the need to go into it using a dedicated jag. Dry and oil the bore, reinstall the barrel and nipple. Faster and easier than cleaning a long rifle with a pinned barrel.

I was more concerned with cleaning in the field.

 

[vintovka]

I used a special nipple and hose arrangement to suck water in and out of bore. Really hot soapy water and super hot rinse does the job along with care in not getting water where it doesn't belong. Careful oiling completes the deal.

 

[Stantheman86]

My Parker-Hale Volunteer has a patent breech.