how to pull a ball

Option#3 If its a cap gun, remove nipple and load a few grains of fresh powder 3-5 or remove touch hole liner or weasle in sum through the t.h. and 3-5 gr. Ect.

Idaho Ron said:

People would rather potentially ruin a gun than clean a tiny amount of grease from a barrel.
I honestly have quit showing the video because guys don't want to get their fingers messy.

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Not at all. I've just never been at that place. Nothing more. I've never not been able to pull a stuck or dry ball. Also, I'm mostly a flintlock guy. Your grease gun thing is a great and potent weapon that I have not yet needed.

Try taking the nipple off and pour the powder from a 22 LR into the recess for the nipple. Gently tap the side of the snail until the powder has settled into the chamber. Replace that nipple and fire that barrel in a safe direction. I've used this procedure quite a number of times and find that there is just enough power to "Poop" that round ball out the barrel.

Trooper said:

Try taking the nipple off and pour the powder from a 22 LR into the recess for the nipple. Gently tap the side of the snail until the powder has settled into the chamber. Replace that nipple and fire that barrel in a safe direction. I've used this procedure quite a number of times and find that there is just enough power to "Poop" that round ball out the barrel.

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Unless you have a very old 22 LR that used black powder for propellant, I would fill a fired 22 LR case with black powder to use for the propellant to kick that dry ball out of the barrel. Even a 22 short, fired case will contain enough black powder to remove a dry ball.

Howard Pippin said:

I've never posted a picture on here, but I will try to do so.

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Don't feel bad! I can't post a picture either? LOL!

A friend of mine was a consistent dry baller. I finally went to a bicycle shop and got one of the CO2 dischargers for half the price muzzleloader suppliers sell them. Since this was for his flinter, I got some ball inflaters, cut a quarter inch off the tip to eliminate the side vents. I imagine they would work on a caplock, too.
He was one who was always talking when loading, losing track of where he was. He was happy to have someone clear his load for him, and wasn't changing his ways. So, I changed my ways. I started charging him a buck every time I used the discharger. That man truly loved a nickle, and hated to part with one. He got much better about not dry balling when it started costing him. We sure miss him on the range. I don't think I've needed that discharger since he died.

If you do drill completely through a ball when trying to pull it, and want to try the air or grease ball removal, simply seat another patch and ball above the original one, to make a gasket.

LME said:

Can you show us a picture?

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Two pictures of my ball puller tool.
Squint

Howard Pippin said:

Two pictures of my ball puller tool.
Squint

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what's that saying about "old dogs and new tricks"?.

Howard Pippin said:

Two pictures of my ball puller tool.
Squint

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I can see how it would work fine! I have always shot stuck balls out. I have shot M.L.rifles for quite some time and never had a stuck ball. I did break off a jag once and shot it out.

Option #125:
Always carry a South American Zimbabwean Lead Squirrel in your kit. Don't feed it for a few days before heading out. When you get a dry ball just reach a long skinny paint brush with a dab of brown paint on it and paint the ball brown; pull out the South American Zimbabwean Lead Squirrel, point to barrel and say "FETCH, BOY!" and let the squirrel do the rest....might take a little training at first nut but, man, them little critters are Fast!