Do not shoot it out. If you do and it shifts on it's way out of the barrel it could dig into the rifling and ruin your barrel. I've seen it happen. Try the co2 first, grease 2nd, pull the breechplug 3rd. Good Luck.
I've had the same ramrod in some of my rifles for 10 plus years and used then for everything on your list with no I'll effects. I wipe them down with wd40 after every cleaning session. Hickory is tough stuff.
I've read all the comments, most are negative. Why don't they do this? why don't they do that? The simple answer is money. The magazine cost too much, $4.16 per month, Sports Afield cost $4.66 per month. How many of you belong to the NMLRA? The BOD is made up of members who are voted in by the...