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I completed a replica of a late Hawken some weeks ago. TOTW components and a Rice 58 caliber barrel with their patent breech. Finally got to the range today, snapped a couple caps, and loaded her up. Same load as I use in my Marshall rock lock: 85 gr FFg, 0.010 lubed pillow ticking, and a 0.570 round ball. First shot, no problem. In fact, I put it in the black at 25 yards after merely eyeballing the sights. Then, I did wrong (I think). Like any old flinter, I ran a spit patch down to clear out some of the fowling, then reloaded. No, I did not dry ball it. Distinctly remember loading the powder. But this time, she won't go off. Ran several CCI #11 and RWS 75 caps. Got out my flinter touchhole pick. More caps. Nothing. I think I pushed fowling into the breech.
I do have a ball puller and one of those cam lever rod pullers, so I imagine I can get the ball out. But I'd rather not. Any hacks? And however I remove this load, I don't want to do it again. Advice? Danged new fangled cap guns!
I do have a ball puller and one of those cam lever rod pullers, so I imagine I can get the ball out. But I'd rather not. Any hacks? And however I remove this load, I don't want to do it again. Advice? Danged new fangled cap guns!