Crow-Feather
32 Cal.
Vice grips
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Jag and Rod stuck in barrel
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I shoot a .50 cal rifle. I’m going to get a .45 cal jag tomorrow! Thanks!
Are the r/r pipes screwed on or soldered ?
If screws were used , one could be thru wall and into the barrel.
Seeing as how it's a .75 cal and the obstruction is approx. 16" into the bore , try shining a bright flash light and looking down the bore.
A bore light would be another option...
If there anything in the bore that would cause an obstruction, I would think it would be viable.
If screws were used , one could be thru wall and into the barrel.
Seeing as how it's a .75 cal and the obstruction is approx. 16" into the bore , try shining a bright flash light and looking down the bore.
A bore light would be another option...
If there anything in the bore that would cause an obstruction, I would think it would be viable.
hunter thompson
45 Cal.
i re that ..in limington
hunter thompson
45 Cal.
let it soak with oil .A OZ OF OIL THAT WAY IT WILL LUBRICATE AFTER IT PENETRATES
That is a neat trick, Thanks
ADK Bigfoot
54 Cal.
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Bob McBride
54 Cal.
Could you feel any protrusion using the rod without the jag
JohannesKepler
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Hold up. Could the problem be from a bent ram rod? No I can't feel any protrusion, but I'm realizing the rod is a tad bent. Could that have made it get stuck?
Bob McBride
54 Cal.
It certainly could depending on where the bend is.
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It's fairly close to the top... It probably offset the jag once it was far enough in and prevented it from going any further.
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Watch "shooting "it out. I once tried to shoot out a stuck cleaning rod with three grains of FFFF under the nipple. I tied a rag on the rod and fired it straight up in the air. It flew completely out of sight. And it took me and my boy three hours to find it in a hay field
hunter thompson
45 Cal.
ok the the team shoot yup..IAM right here 16 miles away
carl lafong
32 Cal
I use a bronze extractor.....2 handles ..... 2 articulated, leather lined jaws........Pull out the rod
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ADK Bigfoot
54 Cal.
A large diameter jag on a thin steel ramrod is an invitation to disaster. I think you may have found your cause. Get that jag started straight, then get that thin rod off center and the jag becomes MUCH wider. Get a good sized range rod and go back to shooting. The gun is probably fine.
ADK Bigfoot
ADK Bigfoot
You did try a straight dowel rod with a patch. It slid easily to the breech through the area where the jag became stuck. You did say the steel rod has a slight bend.
Now that you have the dowel rod, cut some grooves in the tip like a cleaning jag and use that for cleaning and loading. Your dowel rod should be large enough in diameter that with only a little bit of care, it will work fine for cleaning and loading. You won't have stuck jag issues and you can look into getting your steel rod straightened.
Great advice by all, But if it were me I would still grind/file that jag down a few 1000's,,,
It only takes a few seconds with a battery drill and a file or sandpaper.
If you don't want to go with another metal rod, a good Hickory one works well on my .653 smoothbore..
If you do go with a wooden one, make sure the end is pinned!
It only takes a few seconds with a battery drill and a file or sandpaper.
If you don't want to go with another metal rod, a good Hickory one works well on my .653 smoothbore..
If you do go with a wooden one, make sure the end is pinned!
It might have contributed to it but I seriously doubt that is the reason. Has to be something about the barrel at that point.
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