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austin & Halleck question
« on: September 30, 2008, 09:47:14 AM »
Hi again. I have two of their muzzleloader one I hunt with and one thats never been fired
does anyone know who made there sights and were a guy can get a breech plug.

I  have one spare and am saving the other gun just because you can't get them anymore.

The one I hunt with is a great shooter sorry they went out of business for sure.

Bob
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Re: austin & Halleck question
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2008, 09:55:05 AM »
I have an A&H too.  I have no idea who made their sights, but I don't really like them much.......too much glare for my likeing.

As far as a breach plug, you might get lucky and find another manufacturer that uses a plug with the same dimensions, but you more than likely would have to have a machine shop make one.
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Re: austin & Halleck question
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Re: austin & Halleck question
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2008, 11:25:21 AM »
I have one and the threads in the rear of the bolt that the firing pin threads into stripped out. Wish I could get another bolt .I like the gun , but cant use it now  :bash:.

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Re: austin & Halleck question
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2008, 07:21:59 AM »
I saw a muzzleloader in a book the other day (I think it was ruger ??) looks exactly like an Austin & Halleck I'm trying to remember but i'm old  :dunno:, i mean exactly !!!!!! i'm trying to find it.
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Re: austin & Halleck question
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2008, 08:35:09 AM »
A&H sure are great shooting rifles.  I would have thought that somebody would have bought A&H and kept the company going..................to bad they had to close their doors. :(
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Re: austin & Halleck question
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2008, 06:19:53 PM »
It was a new muzzleloader made by Traditions found it on the computer at work. Looks an awful lot like an Austin & Halleck, its called a Thunder bolt 50 cal.

I'm leaving for Coville in the morning with 6 point,I'll check and see if they have the same breech plug and bolt as an Austin & Halleck when I get back  :hello:.

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Re: austin & Halleck question
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2008, 08:54:06 AM »
It was a new muzzleloader made by Traditions found it on the computer at work. Looks an awful lot like an Austin & Halleck, its called a Thunder bolt 50 cal.

I'm leaving for Coville in the morning with 6 point,I'll check and see if they have the same breech plug and bolt as an Austin & Halleck when I get back  :hello:.

Bob

Keep us posted, I'd sure like to get mine fixed.

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Re: austin & Halleck question
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2008, 08:29:55 AM »
 :( The answer is no they don't fit  :( I haven't given up yet,
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Re: austin & Halleck question
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2008, 09:08:47 AM »
bucklucky is it the treads in the bolt or the threads on the firing pin if its the fireing pin i know were you can get one  but no one is making the bolt or the breech plug  :( :(
here's the web site for the firing pin.

http://www.prbullet.com/ah.htm

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