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Hey guys. Got a load stuck in my traditions Kentucky that won't go off. Air compressor won't blow it out and someone ran off with my ball puller and didn't put it back. No store to get one here either. Have to order one. Is there any way to get it out? I removed the liner and everything trying to get this thing to fire but nothing but flashes in the pan.
 
yup but with white lighting liners you must push 4f into the 1/16 hole can take a while (if ball does not exit push more powder through touch hole and RESEAT the ball before firing 2nd time)
 
Can you find a grease fitting to match the threads of the hole the flash hole liner came out of?
Grease gun method worked great for me when I had a stuck ball. Extremely messy, but safe and effective. Not appropriate if the touch hole liner can't be removed, and also if not a percussion gun with a removable nipple.

The gun I used it on turned out to have metric threads, so keep that in mind if OP wants to try this method and goes looking for a grease gun fitting.

Oops, continued reading thread and saw problem solved. So .....

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Grease gun method worked great for me when I had a stuck ball. Extremely messy, but safe and effective. Not appropriate if the touch hole liner can't be removed, and also if not a percussion gun with a removable nipple.

The gun I used it on turned out to have metric threads, so keep that in mind if OP wants to try this method and goes looking for a grease gun fitting.

Oops, continued reading thread and saw problem solved. So .....

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But it's good useful advice anyway!
 
For some reason there seems to be people here who are very against this method. If you search around various discussions of it you will find a fantastic video demonstrating its effectiveness and how it isn't really a big deal to clean up after.
I'm sure it works quite well if a grease zerk fits. Probably kinda a pita to clean out but far from impossible considering the convenience of the removal
 
I'm sure it works quite well if a grease zerk fits. Probably kinda a pita to clean out but far from impossible considering the convenience of the removal
Tried grease method just to try it, and honestly took no more patches to clean out the grease from bore than it takes clean a dirty bore after range session. Push the majority of the grease out with a tight fitting patch and jag combination, followed with some solvent soaked patches for the remaining grease…. Then a few dry patches….

But I know, you haven’t tried it, so..
 
Tried grease method just to try it, and honestly took no more patches to clean out the grease from bore than it takes clean a dirty bore after range session. Push the majority of the grease out with a tight fitting patch and jag combination, followed with some solvent soaked patches for the remaining grease…. Then a few dry patches….

But I know, you haven’t tried it, so..
Oh! Well you learn something new every day. Thanks for the info!
 
I have a Kibler SMR. The times I’ve had a ball stuck, I just picked the vent really good, then filled the pan with 4f and thumped the opposite side while at an angle. All the powder disappeared thru the vent hole. Repeated until no more would disappear (about two pans worth), then shot the ball out. That’s worked twice. It isn’t a “100% every time fix,” but it’s the quickest and easiest first method. Don’t give up if it doesn’t work the first time.
 
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