Work part time in an unmentionable gunstore. Guy brings a beautiful TC 50 cal hawken he restocked in tiger stripe maple and left it blonde with a nicely browned barrel. Said had a stuck load. Afraid to shoot as short started. Please pull the bullet. As know one knew how and shop no tools, i bring mine in. 30 minutes, a bit of kroil down the barrel to wet the patch and lube the barrel a bit, co2 discharger not enough umph, hammer and industrial ramrod to pound it down, no movement. One ball puller, could not get enough grip and pulled free, little bigger ball puller, range rod in a vice, jerk and out comes a sabot! Do it again, out comes the skirt on the sabot. Some powder, ran wet patch down, ugly brown results. Owner of gun asked how long it had been in there? Well over a year, pre covid! And used pellets! But it was one pretty rifle and the youngens in the store got a lesson in how to.
Today gonna work on my crocket. Please be nice to me today Ms. Crockett, it was not a pretty day yesterday.