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A brilliant solution (by Roundballer) I saw this morning reading forum on another site:
" Find a spent .270 or 30-06 case.
Cut the case off at the shoulder.
Use a pair of needle nose pliers as a forcing wedge and bell the open end of the case a little
Find a nail and a rock, punch the primer out.
Find a length of strong string and feed it through the primer hole.
Tie a large knot in the end of the string, and pull it into the case so the string extends from the base of the case.
Drop the case open-end first into the barrel with the string extending out the muzzle.
Use the ram rod to drive the case over the brush.
Use the string to pull the case (with the brush) back out.
I have done this on the range with nothing else but what I could scrounge and the Leatherman on my belt. "
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Might be handy to know with any gun that you can't get behind the chamber to push something stuck out the barrel. Traditional muzzle loaders have breaches much harder to open than on inline BP firearms of course. With some it's impossible.
Months later the guy (Roundballer) added to the old thread that he had received many emails since thanking him. From people with the problem googling around and saw that forum thread.
" Find a spent .270 or 30-06 case.
Cut the case off at the shoulder.
Use a pair of needle nose pliers as a forcing wedge and bell the open end of the case a little
Find a nail and a rock, punch the primer out.
Find a length of strong string and feed it through the primer hole.
Tie a large knot in the end of the string, and pull it into the case so the string extends from the base of the case.
Drop the case open-end first into the barrel with the string extending out the muzzle.
Use the ram rod to drive the case over the brush.
Use the string to pull the case (with the brush) back out.
I have done this on the range with nothing else but what I could scrounge and the Leatherman on my belt. "
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Might be handy to know with any gun that you can't get behind the chamber to push something stuck out the barrel. Traditional muzzle loaders have breaches much harder to open than on inline BP firearms of course. With some it's impossible.
Months later the guy (Roundballer) added to the old thread that he had received many emails since thanking him. From people with the problem googling around and saw that forum thread.
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