kwesi 39 Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 I’m curious how often users of the Tac-47 have found the need to clean and re-tune the plug? Possibly cleaning the gas puck may be required more often. The other day I began a range session with a clean gun and clean Tac-47 plug. After tuning I had several stove pipes. I believe they were caused by my Surefire 10 rounder. After cleaning the gas puck and the Tac-47 I re-tuned (second range visit ). I used a Saiga factory 5 rounder and she was flawless running Federal birdshot. I have a Tromix S17 with 8” barrel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 I think somewhere after about the first 1K rounds you may need to dial up the spring pressure a little, but after that it should be good indefinately. That's been my experience. I also put a bit of paint on the adjust screw to verify that it isn't vibrating loose. As for cleaning it- I just spray it off with CLP when I clean the gun & wipe it off. No further disassembly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kwesi 39 Posted July 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Thx! Good to know. I was cleaning mine every 100-200 rounds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyE 81 Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Does anyone know if a replacement adjustment screw, spring and ball are available? Mine adjustment screw backed out and the parts launched into the grass...gone. I tried contacting TAC-47 but got no response. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 Dunno, but I am pretty sure the screw is some standard thread pitch. These are all stuff I am sure you could get at any hardware store, but you might end up with a fat allen type set screw in there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
derbrererd 3 Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 Its probably not a good idea to take it apart at all. The version I have has a little plastic thing punched halfway through the screw threading and if it gets out of place it gets mangled when you screw it back together and its a bitch to fix. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyE 81 Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 Mine self-disassembled. I needed to back the screw out a lot, because my BCG was so well profiled and polished it runs very efficiently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kwesi 39 Posted July 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 6 hours ago, derbrererd said: Its probably not a good idea to take it apart at all. The version I have has a little plastic thing punched halfway through the screw threading and if it gets out of place it gets mangled when you screw it back together and its a bitch to fix. Mine doesn’t. I did read there is a version 2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kwesi 39 Posted July 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 I’ve taken mine apart and cleaned it many times and I did have the spring, etc fly out once as did the OP. I did speak with a tech at Tac-47 a long time ago about cleaning their auto plug. IIRC every 300 rounds shooting cheap birdshot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 That seems way excessive. Just spray in any powder solvent as often as you clean the gun and you should be fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOT 3,743 Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 18 hours ago, gunfun said: That seems way excessive. Just spray in any powder solvent as often as you clean the gun and you should be fine. Agreed, no need of taking apart every time, or often, for that matter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kwesi 39 Posted August 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 I found my notes on cleaning frequency. At the time I was shooting Rio and Federal low brass. I was told to clean the Rio every 500-600 rounds and the Federal 700-800. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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