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I bought a Knight Vision not all that long ago and shot it right away. I cleaned it real well and had a guy that knew a lot about muzzleloading help me to make sure i did it correctly. Yesterday i got it out to put a scope on it and go shoot and for some reason the breech plug is stuck in there so tight i can't budge it. I even broke a tool or 2 trying to get it out. Any ideas on what to do to get it out? any help would be great. Thanks
 
Did you remember to put the special breech plug grease on the threads?

Either way, it's stuck so we need to help find a way to get it out. I've had several customers over the years have the same problem and the easiest and most successful solution was to use an impact wrench. It has worked for us every time.
 
What time do you open tomorrow? I need to bring a bow down to get fixed and I may need to buy some breech plug grease because i'm not sure that step was done when last cleaned.
 
Squirt some penetrating oil down the barrel and lean it in a corner, barrel up. Make sure you catch any drips and don't let the oil soak into the stock. It might not come loose before you take it to Boyd tomorrow, but it can't hurt.
 
Sounds like you forgot the grease to me. A friend shot his 5 times after cleaning one time with out the grease. It took us a snap-on socket/ratchet with a bar and a vice. We broke some cheapo socket right away trying it first.

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A helpful hint I learned years ago: Leave your breach plug out of your in-line when it is being stored. That way you can pick it up, check the barrel and swab whenever. The only time my breach plug is ever in my Knight is when I am hunting. Never had it seize up on me.
 
also, no need to put any torque on the plug when you put it back in. there are a ton of threads on a plug...it ain't gonna go anywhere. mine are hand snug
 
When that happens to me, I just use a ratchet wrench and a long extension. That gets it out everytime too.
 
Might want to try a longer brass or aluminum drift and wack it a few times. The soft metal of the drifts will not hurt the stainless and usually will knock loose the whatever has seized the threads. Like Teeroy, I onlt hand snug the breech plug and always use anti-sieze thread lube.
 
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also, no need to put any torque on the plug when you put it back in. there are a ton of threads on a plug...it ain't gonna go anywhere. mine are hand snug

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That's exactly what I do as well. I learned the hard way by always snugging it up to tight.
 
after letting some oil penetrate the threads over night i got it loose this morning. Obviously there was no grease on it, so i left it out. Thanks everybody for the help. Next time I'll make sure I put it in hand tight. That was a real pain.
 
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If you don't have a tube of anti-seize, most automotive parts stores sell it. I have heard nickel based anti-seize is better for stainless steel as it is better at preventing galling, but any type would be better than nothing.
 
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Next time I'll make sure I put it in hand tight

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not hand tight, finger snug
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go to sportsmans warehouse, scheels, or on line, and get a tube of knight breech plug grease
 
Knight makes a small tube of special grease just for that purpose so it's what I always use - pretty inexpensive insurance against seizing. Chances are you'll lose the tube before you use it all up as it only takes a tiny dab of it. Give me a call, I've got some hanging here.
 
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also, no need to put any torque on the plug when you put it back in. there are a ton of threads on a plug...it ain't gonna go anywhere. mine are hand snug

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That's exactly what I do as well. I learned the hard way by always snugging it up to tight.

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Me to, but I shoot a T/C, so no problems there.
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