Cleaning BH Breech Plug??

[Tngrizzly_]

How do you all clean your breech plug? Especially the center?

[MUP]

I use a small drill bit to clean out the BP on mine.

[JCodd]

1/8th I believe

[Tngrizzly_]

So do you use the drill or just use the bit to push through?
I know how dumb question this is, but I want to make sure.

[MUP]

I use a .028" bit to clean the flash hole with, and a 5/32 to clean the flash channel with I believe.

[JCodd]

Grizzly, what plug do you have

[Tngrizzly_]

BH209, something like this one.
https://www.opticsagent.com/Cva-Blackho ... gIwjvD_BwE

[MUP]

I customized my own standard breech plugs by drilling them out and inserting a liner. The liner was a 10-24 ss screw that I drilled thru with a .030 drill bit. I made several different ones, using socket head, Phillips and straight flathead screws, mostly to just see if one was better at dispersing the fire from the primer into the powder. I think the star pattern from the Phillips head better disperses the flame.

[JCodd]

BH209, something like this one.
https://www.opticsagent.com/Cva-Blackho ... gIwjvD_BwE

You should be able to get an 1/8 drill bit in the primer side. Turn it by hand. If you use blackhorn take a q tip and wipe out the powder side. The hole on powder side I never tried to clean.

[Tngrizzly_]

BH209, something like this one.
https://www.opticsagent.com/Cva-Blackho ... gIwjvD_BwE

You should be able to get an 1/8 drill bit in the primer side. Turn it by hand. If you use blackhorn take a q tip and wipe out the powder side. The hole on powder side I never tried to clean.

Okay, I will need to get a bit

[hillbillyfab]

I’ve got an old bottle of Hoppes #9. I just drop the plug in it and let it sit. Sometimes for a few minutes, sometimes for a few days. When I decide to clean it I use the above mentioned bits and methods.

[MUP]

on the soaking, I do the same. I made a wire hanger from a paper clip to hold on from the edge of the bottle and for ease of retrieval

[JCodd]

An old medicine bottle works great for soaking too

[Tngrizzly_]

Thanks again for the help