Hi, can anyone help me please, took a recently acquired tomahawk apart and can't get the bolt back through the breach block, there appears to be something stopping it.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Webley tomahawk breach
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The barrel looks like it rotated and is loose
there should be nothing but a smooth half moon from the initial ream
might have been rebarreled. Is it stamped on the top of the barrel the caliber ne’er the breech ?
either way something has rotated and IS LOOSE , AND NEEDS ATTENTION IN SLEEVE RETAINER 680
I’ve taken several Webley breech blocks apart and am well versed in them.
there should be nothing but a smooth half moon from the initial ream
might have been rebarreled. Is it stamped on the top of the barrel the caliber ne’er the breech ?
either way something has rotated and IS LOOSE , AND NEEDS ATTENTION IN SLEEVE RETAINER 680
I’ve taken several Webley breech blocks apart and am well versed in them.
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Thanks for the reply, it had.22 on the top of the barrel, I removed a very tight silencer and hadn't noticed if the.22 /5.5 was still on top, I'll have a look tomorrow, thanks again.
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Thank you for your help, I manged to get the barrel lined up by tightening the silencer up
Loctite 680,
Dave
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Lined up is one thing.
it’s loose and needs to be locked in with a retaining compound as it will oscillate and loose accuracy.
The better question is WHY WAS IT LOOSE
WEBLEY used a damn good compound to hold them in. Someone has heated it and released it and did not re doe it properly.
Pull it out and re loc tite it so it’s not going to vibrate and have issues. .
it’s loose and needs to be locked in with a retaining compound as it will oscillate and loose accuracy.
The better question is WHY WAS IT LOOSE
WEBLEY used a damn good compound to hold them in. Someone has heated it and released it and did not re doe it properly.
Pull it out and re loc tite it so it’s not going to vibrate and have issues. .
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Thanks again for all your advice, I've got the barrel out and have ordered the Loctite 680.
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Slather it on good , the whole barrel that goes into the breech. Green everywhere , twist it in slowly to get complete saturation use the breech screw to align it up and push it through. If it’s a half moon like factory barrels it will only go in one way, and only so far for breech seal clearance. If it’s a latter run LW type it can be a square notch. With room to adjust. That is done by a whole different method as it needs to be pushed rearward enough to seal and keep the breech bolt in the slot. A vice with wooden jaws and a solid wall to push the barrel into the block with the breech seal in the barrel end. Let sit unto the retainer drys, 24 hrs is best but after 4 it’s never moving with out 400* heat.
You have working time. And don’t worry about the run out of retainer 680, as it’s a good thing. Clean with a good lacquer thinner as it will not dry like glue sitting in the open.. it’s a lack of oxygen drying adhesive.
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