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New Lehigh - Knight DISC Conversion
« on: January 20, 2010, 05:15:12 PM »
My test model arrived today while I was out shooting the Rem.  This conversion is to reduce the blow back in the breech area of the Knight DISC.

First remember that this is my first experiance with a NFPJ lehigh or knight. I really do prefer the FPJ - so this was all new to me.

The breech plug looks some what like the FPJ - it has a concave end with a removable vent liner installed. This breech plug will not work with a Knight primer adapter the pocket in the Knight holder is not quite deep enough. So you do need to install the Lehigh primer adapter.

Speaking of the adapter there are some difference in construction there also. If you look at the picture you can see one of the difference in that the exposed wall of the adapter has more metal and will close the gas port when the bolt is rotated down. This gas port is where the hot gas was coming from that burned the bottom of your scope.

Once the system is installed and the bolt is closed it seems to be a bit tighter than the Knight system.

When you insert a primer and close the bolt you can feel the primer being pushed snugly into the the tapered wall of the breech plug. It is a snug fit and should provide a decent gas seal.

Extracting an unfired primer from the plug does require more than a little finger pull on the bolt to extract the un-shot primer.

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Re: New Lehigh - Knight DISC Conversion
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2010, 01:40:59 PM »
Pretty good post, Sabotloader....what's the difference in cost between the Lehigh and the Knight conversion?  Post after you've shot it with pics, please.  With near the first 100 rounds thru my XT, mine blows mostly primer fouling from between the FPJ and the nipple at the bottom.  With deer season over now, I am truly amazed at the accuracy of this rifle with just about anything I fed it, but Gawd, it can be a mess after an extended shooting session.  Really want to see those same pics after 5 or 10 shots. 
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Re: New Lehigh - Knight DISC Conversion
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2010, 03:30:03 PM »
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....what's the difference in cost between the Lehigh and the Knight conversion? 

You no I am not sure of what the Knight conversion goes for.  The Lehigh is suppose to be in the $30 range, anyway that is wht we have been hearing,  Lehigh Dave is at the Shot now so not much contact with him.

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Post after you've shot it with pics, please.

I was hoping to get today - but other things more important to Terry came up so it did not happen.  If it is not raining in the morning I am hoping to get out...

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With near the first 100 rounds thru my XT, mine blows mostly primer fouling from between the FPJ and the nipple at the bottom. 

Yep! mine does the same... and believe it or not we are working on a fix for that also.

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With deer season over now, I am truly amazed at the accuracy of this rifle with just about anything I fed it, but Gawd, it can be a mess after an extended shooting session.  Really want to see those same pics after 5 or 10 shots. 

Again later this summer you may see a real fix for the FPJ - I our minds we have it figured out and Lehigh Dave says his CNC machines can make any thing. If this NFPJ is as clean as I think it will be it will be great at the range but I still would and will use the FPJ for hunting.

later - mike

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Re: New Lehigh - Knight DISC Conversion
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2010, 01:50:30 AM »
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If this NFPJ is as clean as I think it will be it will be great at the range but I still would and will use the FPJ for hunting.

I'm leaning that way too.  For only a couple of shots while hunting, the FPJ is really easy for my stumpy fingers to cap.
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