Recent content by Billy_Reb

Excellent question, BCRider! Here is the answer: the patch and jag were pressed against the side of the barrel near the breech. I poked a hole through the patch with a needle by way of the nipple drum clean-out hole. So I thought I could get enough spark from the percussion cap to set off the...

Sorry to have been missing for three days. Got the chance to use my air compressor, but no luck. I wasn't getting a tight air seal with the fittings I had on hand, so that didn't work in my favor. Then I poured a 15-grain black powder charge down the barrel and tried to set it off with a...

Thanks for the suggestions. I have an air compressor, so I'll try that first. If that doesn't work, I'll invest in some CO2. The Whitworth I have is percussion lock.

Hello to everyone. First time poster at THR. I recently bought a Dixie Whitworth rifle and allowed my cleaning patch and jag to become wedged down in the breech-end of the barrel. :banghead: The breech plug on this muzzle-loader is not removable. Here is a list of what I have tried to do to...