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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 818421" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>One warning about the TC's is to check the bore for tight spots where they fit the sights to the barrel. It seems like they allow a lot of interference and it deforms the bore in both places. Mine definitely has that issue and I have been considering casting a lead lap and lapping the barrel to improve it. I can't shoot iron sights worth a ****, so I wish one had the option to leave the sights off.</p><p></p><p>Another thing that might have been improved since I bought mine is the breech plug. Mine has a full thread and if you overtighten it just a tiny bit it can be absolute hell to get back off (as in using a barrel vice and a real socket and torque wrench). Forget about the silly wrench that they supply with the gun, it has the propensity to draw blood every time I use it. Use a good quality anti seize on the threads and the rear flange of the breech plug too, preferably something with moly or tungsten disulphide in it. That helps prevent galling (I have a stainless steel version).</p><p></p><p>If you use Blackhorn 209, which I also recommend, then do not use the special "low power" primers like the 777 version. Blackhorn 209 needs a good strong primer to ignite it. Otherwise you risk the change of a large number of squibs. I switched from 777 to BH 209 and had a ton of the 777 primers left over so I started using them, only to find that ignition was very unreliable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 818421, member: 35183"] One warning about the TC's is to check the bore for tight spots where they fit the sights to the barrel. It seems like they allow a lot of interference and it deforms the bore in both places. Mine definitely has that issue and I have been considering casting a lead lap and lapping the barrel to improve it. I can't shoot iron sights worth a ****, so I wish one had the option to leave the sights off. Another thing that might have been improved since I bought mine is the breech plug. Mine has a full thread and if you overtighten it just a tiny bit it can be absolute hell to get back off (as in using a barrel vice and a real socket and torque wrench). Forget about the silly wrench that they supply with the gun, it has the propensity to draw blood every time I use it. Use a good quality anti seize on the threads and the rear flange of the breech plug too, preferably something with moly or tungsten disulphide in it. That helps prevent galling (I have a stainless steel version). If you use Blackhorn 209, which I also recommend, then do not use the special "low power" primers like the 777 version. Blackhorn 209 needs a good strong primer to ignite it. Otherwise you risk the change of a large number of squibs. I switched from 777 to BH 209 and had a ton of the 777 primers left over so I started using them, only to find that ignition was very unreliable. [/QUOTE]
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