I wouldn't bother trying to make a ball puller out a wood ramrod. Spend the money and buy a good brass field rod that will be threaded for a good ball puller. You or someone you shoot with will need it some time anyway.
I would have thought that, but OP has implied powder (Pyrodex) was under Minie. It should be in front of the nipple vent. Claims the Pyrodex is triple dead.I'm guessing the minie is covering the nipple vent. So no amount of powder or compressed air will remove it.
A couple of possibilities, though not inclusive, would be there is a hole through the Minie from the attempts with the puller (explains the grease and nitrogen not working), or maybe, just maybe, there isn’t a Minie in the bore, it could be long gone. I’ve seen it before. Explains the grease and nitrogen going ‘around’ the Minie. Would have to see the gun. It takes an extraordinary effort to get a Minie stuck to the point you have to un-breech the barrel.The grease killed any pyrodex in it, with the water and oil killing it even more.
Thank you for your lesson and I’m not an all knowing god like some, but the only mistake I see that I made was using pyrodex instead of black powder. I don’t think there’s much else of a mistake to learn from here friendIt’s an antique, original rifled musket. Treat it as such. At this point, stop toying with ideas and get someone who actually knows what to do handle it.
The high cost to have it rectified will help reinforce a lesson for you on learning the proper way to use your firearm.
Apparently there is a lot to be learned here, friend.Thank you for your lesson and I’m not an all knowing god like some, but the only mistake I see that I made was using pyrodex instead of black powder. I don’t think there’s much else of a mistake to learn from here
So you’re one of those people, I love you too buddyApparently there is a lot to be learned here
Any new shooter would do well learning from others who have experience. Start with the basics. This was your first outing and it went badly. Very badly. Now it’s getting even more frustrating for you, I imagine.So you’re one of those people, I love you too buddy
Do not know OP’s experience level, but with a come back response of already tried that to most suggestions, I’m guessing their mind is made up on how to un-stick a ball or Minie and they are not really looking for any input. But that’s OK, we all have different ways of learning.Any new shooter would do well learning from others who have experience. Start with the basics. This was your first outing and it went badly. Very badly. Now it’s getting even more frustrating for you, I imagine.
I am not trying to criticize you but rather suggest an avenue to take. Unless we all learn from our mistakes we won’t grow at all.
And he's been a member here for one day. What a way to start things offDo not know OP’s experience level, but with a come back response of already tried that to most suggestions, I’m guessing their mind is made up on how to un-stick a ball or Minie and they are not really looking for any input. But that’s OK, we all have different ways of learning.
Actually spent time with a new shooter this past week who left a lot of oil in the breech of their new Hoyt rebored barrel and fouled their first load of T7. I feel very confident they now understand how to clean and use rust preventative in a bore, and if things still go wrong, how to get a stuck projectile out. And it had nothing to do with them using T7.
I was thinking along the same lines of SDSmlf. @Never_Lucky_Rubber_Ducky should verify with his ramrod that there is still an obstacle at the breech. The 4F should have ignited the Pyrodex and sent the Minie' ball out. Still, there could be a hole through the Minie' ball that explains why all the usual extraction methods didn't work. If the obstacle is still there, then going to a muzzleloading gun smith is the best approach.I would have thought that, but OP has implied powder (Pyrodex) was under Minie. It should be in front of the nipple vent. Claims the Pyrodex is triple dead.
A couple of possibilities, though not inclusive, would be there is a hole through the Minie from the attempts with the puller (explains the grease and nitrogen not working), or maybe, just maybe, there isn’t a Minie in the bore, it could be long gone. I’ve seen it before. Explains the grease and nitrogen going ‘around’ the Minie. Would have to see the gun. It takes an extraordinary effort to get a Minie stuck to the point you have to un-breech the barrel.
I endoscoped the ball, there is a minie ball with a hole in the top, looks like a hollow point lead minieI was thinking along the same lines of SDSmlf. @Never_Lucky_Rubber_Ducky should verify with his ramrod that there is still an obstacle at the breech. The 4F should have ignited the Pyrodex and sent the Minie' ball out. Still, there could be a hole through the Minie' ball that explains why all the usual extraction methods didn't work. If the obstacle is still there, then going to a muzzleloading gun smith is the best approach.
Unless that hole in the top goes through to the hollow base, it could still be easily extracted without removing the breech plug, but from what I’ve read in this thread, probably best for you to let a real blackpowder/muzzleloader gunsmith take care of it. Wish you luck.I endoscoped the ball, there is a minie ball with a hole in the top, looks like a hollow point lead minie
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