Stupid, stupid, stupid

[springfield art]

I always carry a ball puller. Not that I would ever dry ball load!

Riiiight! That's just in case some OTHER guy needs it!

 

[Grenadier1758]

That's correct, @springfield art. It just goes to show how helpful we are. Not that we would ever need a CO2 discharger or bullet puller.

 

[bprvan]

well! what is wrong with all of you?? none of those things ever happened to me

YET! Buzz
p,s, good luck

 

[deerstalkert]

i think i will mount these and put them on my shooting bench.
probably twice this amount blown out with air or pumped out with grease. this is the last 30 years collection.

 

[Dale Lilly]

I don't remember ever dry balling but, then, my memory is lousy.

 

[Trooper]

I was at a shoot many years ago and watched someone’s ram rod fly down range. Hmm looks like a new fangled long conical.

 

[TGJaeger]

P P B = Powder. Patch. Ball
recite it yourself as you load
P - Powder
P - Patch
B - Ball

PPB
PPB
PPB

@$&###**%@#…and then you still dry ball

 

[Dale Allen Raby]

well! what is wrong with all of you?? none of those things ever happened to me

... YET.

 

[Dale Allen Raby]

Some while back I THOUGHT that I had dry-balled. Spent ten minutes trying to pull the breech plug out out of the barrel, but that ball puller just would NOT engage the steel for some reason.

 

[Steve Martin]

I have learned to carry BOTH a C02 discharger and a ball puller attachment in my range box and yes, I have actually had to use BOTH in a single day at the range in the past. Clearly - my shooting buddy and I like to chat too much!

 

[Vtmountaindeerhunter]

I am really an expert at stuffing powder in and re installing nipple to shoot out the bore brush, works on dry balls.

 

[jdbama80]

I shot my first flintlock yesterday. I was so excited after I loaded the rifle and shot it successfully. I was thrilled, thinking that I’m going to love this new hobby. I quickly lubed up another spit patch and started the ball down the barrel when I realized “Dang-it” I forgot the powder. My first dry ball. I thought my day might be over until I realized I had my ball puller with me. I had never used one so I wasn’t sure how it would work. The ball came right out after screwing the ball puller in as much as I could. I thought to myself “I’m an official flint locker now”.

Over all, the day of shooting was good. My accuracy sucks but I think it’s because my vent hole is to small and it ignited slow with a lot of failure to fires on first pull but I was most proud of overcoming my first dry ball.

 

[Mtman725]

Easy fix, nipple out pack a little powder in blow it out keep shooting. We've all done it no matter what they say.

 

[vintovka]

POWDER FIRST AND THEN THE BALL OR YOU WILL GET NO BANG AT ALL.

 

[flconch53]

I shot my first flintlock yesterday. I was so excited after I loaded the rifle and shot it successfully. I was thrilled, thinking that I’m going to love this new hobby. I quickly lubed up another spit patch and started the ball down the barrel when I realized “Dang-it” I forgot the powder. My first dry ball. I thought my day might be over until I realized I had my ball puller with me. I had never used one so I wasn’t sure how it would work. The ball came right out after screwing the ball puller in as much as I could. I thought to myself “I’m an official flint locker now”.

Over all, the day of shooting was good. My accuracy sucks but I think it’s because my vent hole is to small and it ignited slow with a lot of failure to fires on first pull but I was most proud of overcoming my first dry ball.

What are you shooting for powder?