Help: ball, patch and powder stuck

[Rifleman1776]

BTW, I use GOEX ffg powder. The granules are pretty big. Would I just stick one or two into the unscrewed nipple port if I tried that method?

Put in whatever will fit. Usually you will get in aprox. 2-3 grains and that will be plenty to shoot out the ball. BTW, there are brass gizzies that are nipple primers. They sorta inject 4Fg powder into the nipple. I have one and use it maybe once a year, mostly to help other shooters.

 

[boker]

Best way I have found to deal with a stuck load is . Adding a small charge of powder under nipple. , I bought a 45 T/C cheap because they guy couldn’t get it unloaded in a few mins I got the rifle to clear the rd after it set for several years. Also another option is using compressed air through nipple. I haven’t had much success with this but it would work if you could get a good seal. I have never had any luck trying to use the ball pullers.

 

[azmntman]

Great ideas :wink: