50 cal gal
Member
I was really glad I read this, I helped a guy loosen his stuck ramrod at the range the other day. I told him to dump some lube in the barrel, just like you said. In no time he had it out. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.
Ramrod stuck in barrell!
- Thread starter scotjute
- Start date
- Status
IT"S OUT!
Finally got the CO2 kit in the mail and on Columbus Day I removed barrell and assembled the CO2 kit. Tied a bit of flourescent orange ribbon to ramrod. When I squeezed the CO2 applicator trigger I hear a swoosh and the ramrod flew out and landed about 30 -40 ft. away. It was all so simple. Was not able to locate the cleaning cloth anywhere. The barrell did jerk back and cut my finger.
Thanks for all the advice.
Finally got the CO2 kit in the mail and on Columbus Day I removed barrell and assembled the CO2 kit. Tied a bit of flourescent orange ribbon to ramrod. When I squeezed the CO2 applicator trigger I hear a swoosh and the ramrod flew out and landed about 30 -40 ft. away. It was all so simple. Was not able to locate the cleaning cloth anywhere. The barrell did jerk back and cut my finger.
Thanks for all the advice.
Smokey Joe
Member
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2003
- Messages
- 2,617
Praise Be--It's out at last!!
Scotjute--Hey, man, glad yr problem is finally solved! And thanx for the follow-up report! Sorry to hear abt the cut finger; hope it wasn't serious.
So, now, are you going to practice up and hunt this fall w/yr smokepole?
Scotjute--Hey, man, glad yr problem is finally solved! And thanx for the follow-up report! Sorry to hear abt the cut finger; hope it wasn't serious.
So, now, are you going to practice up and hunt this fall w/yr smokepole?
Probably just limit it to target practice this year. One of my goals is to go deer-hunting with it, but I need more practice. I'm picking up another file to work on the wedge pin. Its not tapered and I didn't want to drive it in til I've filed a bit of taper into it.
stevelyn
Member
Now I'll bet you'll go out and buy a dedicated range rod for cleaning and range work. Those plastic ones by T/C are great.
Now would someone elaborate further on the hows and whys of soaking ramrods in kerosene?
Now would someone elaborate further on the hows and whys of soaking ramrods in kerosene?
SASS#23149
Member
As a newbie myself..
this has been a very informative thread!!!
We had a stuck rod our second time out,and my son saw a hole drilled in my triler hitch that was about ramrod size so he wedged it in there and yanked.Oout she came.Luckily!
I will be geting a more durable 'range rod'for the next outing.
this has been a very informative thread!!!
We had a stuck rod our second time out,and my son saw a hole drilled in my triler hitch that was about ramrod size so he wedged it in there and yanked.Oout she came.Luckily!
I will be geting a more durable 'range rod'for the next outing.
PA_Long Rifle
Member
- Joined
- Oct 26, 2008
- Messages
- 1
caught in the rain
I came across this post just in time. I have a load stuck down my barrel due to a misfire after getting caught in the rain all day this weekend. When I went to pull the ball to clean it the jag broke off. Do you think the CO2 system has enough pressure to clear the entire load, ball and all? Scotjute, what kind of CO2 system did you get?
I came across this post just in time. I have a load stuck down my barrel due to a misfire after getting caught in the rain all day this weekend. When I went to pull the ball to clean it the jag broke off. Do you think the CO2 system has enough pressure to clear the entire load, ball and all? Scotjute, what kind of CO2 system did you get?
Brian Williams
Moderator Emeritus
CO2 should be able to move all of it.
I am looking for a good flintlock rifle but haven't found it yet. In the course of chatting to flint guys I heard the following 'stuck in the barrel' story - I forward it as it was told to me.
The party concerned somehow found himself with a ball stuck midway down the barrel. He thought that unscrewing the vent plug, inserting a small amount of BP, and firing it in the usual manner was not a good idea as he feared a bulged barrel.
His solution was to unscrew the vent plug and block the inner end of its channel with a filed down small brass screw. He then introduced about a teaspoon-full of fizzy antacid powder into the chamber, followed it with a squirt of water from an eye-dropper, screwed the vent plug back in as quickly as possible and awaited results.
He said the stuck ball shot out with a "hell of a bang".
I don't vouch for the truth of this story, which you may have heard already.
It seems to be the poor man's version of a CO2 ejector and could be easily modified for percussion rifles. One could also develop this line of thought as a cheap alternative to black powder, but I am stopping here!
The party concerned somehow found himself with a ball stuck midway down the barrel. He thought that unscrewing the vent plug, inserting a small amount of BP, and firing it in the usual manner was not a good idea as he feared a bulged barrel.
His solution was to unscrew the vent plug and block the inner end of its channel with a filed down small brass screw. He then introduced about a teaspoon-full of fizzy antacid powder into the chamber, followed it with a squirt of water from an eye-dropper, screwed the vent plug back in as quickly as possible and awaited results.
He said the stuck ball shot out with a "hell of a bang".
I don't vouch for the truth of this story, which you may have heard already.
It seems to be the poor man's version of a CO2 ejector and could be easily modified for percussion rifles. One could also develop this line of thought as a cheap alternative to black powder, but I am stopping here!
Last edited:
arcticap
Member
You must be talking about using Brioschi. While it does sound like a plausable idea, if it doesn't work I'd be concerned about the residue drying out and hardening into something like cement and further complicating the problem. 
Last edited:
RBak
Member
Interesting story.
The question was raised about the little co2 discharger being capable of such a task.........
FWIW; About two years ago at the range, I "dry-balled" a .54 GPR.
I didn't have a puller, or the Co2 discharger with me, so I just got another rifle from the truck and finished my range session.
When I got home, I immediately cleaned the rifle I had been shooting and poured a little Black-Solv in the barrel of the one with the stuck ball.
After getting the first rifle cleaned, I put a new Co2 cartridge on the discharger, and fired the stuck ball.....that ball came out with such force it glanced off the garage floor, hit the blade on my chop saw, glanced off that and broke the garage window....when it rang the blade on the chop saw, my first thought was I had somehow just shot myself!
That ball may still be going, for all I know!
Don't underestimate the power of those little Co2 dischargers....especially at the range when other folks are present. When you release that pressure make sure the rifle is pointed in a safe direction.
If you get careless, you can get the scare of your life, maybe something even worse could happen.....although I never heard of anyone getting hurt real bad.
Russ...
The question was raised about the little co2 discharger being capable of such a task.........
FWIW; About two years ago at the range, I "dry-balled" a .54 GPR.
I didn't have a puller, or the Co2 discharger with me, so I just got another rifle from the truck and finished my range session.
When I got home, I immediately cleaned the rifle I had been shooting and poured a little Black-Solv in the barrel of the one with the stuck ball.
After getting the first rifle cleaned, I put a new Co2 cartridge on the discharger, and fired the stuck ball.....that ball came out with such force it glanced off the garage floor, hit the blade on my chop saw, glanced off that and broke the garage window....when it rang the blade on the chop saw, my first thought was I had somehow just shot myself!
That ball may still be going, for all I know!
Don't underestimate the power of those little Co2 dischargers....especially at the range when other folks are present. When you release that pressure make sure the rifle is pointed in a safe direction.
If you get careless, you can get the scare of your life, maybe something even worse could happen.....although I never heard of anyone getting hurt real bad.
Russ...
- Status
