Where are you guys seeing a missing breech seal?
it’s clearly in the photo looking through the barrel at the rifling. Did I miss something?
it’s clearly in the photo looking through the barrel at the rifling. Did I miss something?
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I see it clearly too. It must be a shared hallucination from the cigar smoke.
I think they are looking at the barrel nut recess thinking it's the breech seal groove.
HW's don't use o-rings. I guess you could use o-rings if you stacked them up. I wouldnt. A proper breech seal is easy to find and replace.
If you need a new breech seal just order a handfull. They are widely available from several sources.
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Maybe because the image is out of focus and the barrel nut thingy makes it look like the seal is messed up?
I just took this for comparison.
I just took this for comparison.
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Breech seals for the 97/77 are now $10 a piece if you can believe that..lol. IDK about the other styles, but if you grab a hand full then you are going to drop $100 bill. I bought some when they were around $4 a piece long ago.
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So how many o-rings would you stack in a breakbarrel gun to save a $10 bill?
I honestly don't know how much a breech seal is nowadays. But I figure with about $1000 bucks into my HW95 I wouldn't have a problem buying one.
When I bought my rifle (AOA) I ordered 3 spares and they threw them in for free. I have 2 left (I've broken more springs than breech seals by a factor of 3x).
I won't buy a "handfull" and it will be a lot cheaper. I'll just get a couple from Vortek when I order my kit to replace that #@%$ factory spring and it will be $20 well spent.
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I wouldn't stack o-rings at all unless the gun came with them, like the prosport. The after market breech seals I tried in my 97K sucked, the factory seal is superior in my experience.
The breech seal for the break barrels may be cheaper than the 97/77 seals, which are $10 and ridiculously priced IMO. But you got to have them, so you cough up the doe. I've never tried any of the vortek stuff.
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They have two pieces the receiver and scope mount which fit together with grooves.
I cut the grooves on the scope mount almost flush to allow rotation on both rings.
I used 100 grit wet paper laid out on a flat surface to cut the grooves down.
The West Hunters come in a bunch of colors BTW not just blue.
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They have two pieces the receiver and scope mount which fit together with grooves.
I cut the grooves on the scope mount almost flush to allow rotation on both rings.
I used 100 grit wet paper laid out on a flat surface to cut the grooves down.
The West Hunters come in a bunch of colors BTW not just blue.
I see…. Good info! Thanks.
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No sweat! I was sweating because I didn’t see what you guys were seeing. I went back through the pictures studying them to see the bad breech seal. Then I figured it was the blurr that one photo had making the seal looked mangled around the edges. Whew! We dodged that bullet!
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Rondo I like the rear sight on your rifle. I like it so much I ordered me one just like it.
I have been looking for a peep sight that wasn't a target sight for a while. The battle sight on your rifle is perfect. I didn't realize they made one like that for a 3/8" dovetail. It's not an exact fit for an 11mm rail but will work just dandy. Much better for hunting and plinking than a target peep!
Thanks for posting your rifle set up! And welcome!
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Flush the cigars.
Keep the peep on the ’35
Get an HW95 for a scoped rifle and skip the adjustable mounts. You won’t need them.
In med field you know what tobacco does.
The 35 is just right for peeps
You’ll probably end up with a 95 anyway
I’m 64y, 11 mo. and put my health, fitness, and family first. And J.C.
Still working hard every day. Feels good.
We’ll be kickin’ and shooting at 95
Bless you
Keep the peep on the ’35
Get an HW95 for a scoped rifle and skip the adjustable mounts. You won’t need them.
In med field you know what tobacco does.
The 35 is just right for peeps
You’ll probably end up with a 95 anyway
I’m 64y, 11 mo. and put my health, fitness, and family first. And J.C.
Still working hard every day. Feels good.
We’ll be kickin’ and shooting at 95
Bless you
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Your breach seal is fine and they last forever on a Weirdrock. Buy a handful and you probably won’t remember where they even are IF yours ever needs replaced.
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