Using compressed air to push a patch and ball out of the barrel

ETipp said:

Its been quite a while but I remember seeing a fella take a small hand size bottle of compressed air, put it up to the nipple, give it a blast and the patch and ball was forced out of the muzzle. So no having to shoot the rifle to unload it. I thought that was pretty slick. I haven't shot RB for years now so I am wondering if any here does that. I just got a new Crocket Rifle and will be shooting RB so I may want to try that, but only if it is practicable.

What say you?

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pacanis said:

Is there a tool or nozzle to work with a compressor? Something homemade someone could show?
I have a nozzle I use to blow things off, but it's fairly new and has what I'm guessing are safety vents that also allow air out. Not as much air comes out the end of it as the older style I used to use.

I'm wondering if I can get a rubber cork at the local Ace and shape it... I know you can't really drill a hole through rubber though...

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B P Maniac Shooter said:

Below are the tools I use..the ball needle is altered to work:

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Grenadier1758 said:

Yes, the ball recovered after expelling it using compressed gas is reusable and the patch too. At the range, the ball will be expelled downrange with considerable pressure and may be lost. I have also reused a ball after I had pulled it with the hole made by a threaded ball puller. That's not the most accurate bullet.

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ETipp said:

Thanks. The only time I saw this was after a elk hunt one day. They guy just wanted to empty his ML but didn't want to shoot it. That small bottle of Co2 shot that .54 round ball, patch and powder out the muzzle quite well. I would reckon the only real purpose of doing that would be to eliminate having to scrub the barrel. I do not know if the ball and patch was reusable or if he even looked for them.

So when using this technique is it possible to recover the ball at a minimum and reuse it?

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B P Maniac Shooter said:

Below are the tools I use..the ball needle is altered to work:

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ETipp said:

Now that's what I'm talking about!















Thanks for posting that.















Now the question arises, is the ball reuseable if recoIf youvered?







Now that's what I'm talking about!







Thanks for posting that.







Now the question arises, is the ball reuseable if recovered?

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