Help i need a stuck bullet

[Idaho Ron]

I am planning to do a dry ball/stuck bullet or ball video.
I'm planning to not use powder because that is how it seems to start.
I have a couple junk barrels to use. What should I do to get it hopelessly stuck?
Give me your best ideas to stick a bullet or ball. Two part epoxy? A 54 down a 50 and use a hammer, with epoxy?
I will use the method that seems like the best.

 

[Henry Miles]

When it happens to you personally, that's the worse one!

 

[andy52]

Epoxy seems way to an extreme to me, you might never get it out.
If you just doing an example of a dry ball then just dry ball the barrel and show whatever removal works best.

 

[Britsmoothy]

Ram a bullet, measure its depth.
Mark its mid point outside. Drill across the barrel. Fit a rod across and puddle weld the holes. Flat it all off. Refinish the barrel.
That'll fool 'm, could go a thousand pages on here

 

[deermanok]

My vote would be to keep it real.
Maybe use a conical bullet. Those seem to be what gets stuck the most around here.

 

[Sidney Smith]

Morter mix should get it stuck good and tight. Don't forget to pour a liberal amount on top of the ball as well. You must wait 24 hours though before you make any attempts to pull the ball. Good luck.

 

[tallpine]

Drill a 1/4 inch hole through the ball and then load it in a dirty barrel.

 

[Whitworth]

Proper bore sized ball in overly tight un-lubed patch driven down the bore should get you off to a good realistic start.

 

[deerstalkert]

getting ahead of the 24 pages!
just pour direct from the ladle down the bore


did i miss another stuck ball thread? i am jonesing for another one! guess this will have to suffice.

 

[mooman76]

I'd go with a really tight conical. If you go too big like 54 in a 50 you may not get it down all the way but a half way in stuck ball or bullet seems to be worse.

 

[Eddie Southgate]

What ya been smoking Ron ? Got any left ?

 

[Idaho Ron]

I'm actually being honest.
My plan is to make a video of a worst case scenario. But like was mentioned worst case kind of depends.
I like the idea of making it real like an oversized ball and thick patch.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

The worst case scenario is to just dry ball your regular load with 15 or 20 smart a$$es watching. That should make a good video.

 

[SDSmlf]

I'm actually being honest.
My plan is to make a video of a worst case scenario. But like was mentioned worst case kind of depends.
I like the idea of making it real like an oversized ball and thick patch.

Worst case scenario? You find yourself on a hunt nowhere near civilization or a way (not close to your vehicle) to easily get to civilization. No range rod. You took a shot and did a quick reload, except for the powder. The first shot was low and broke the animal’s front leg. A fatal shot, just not anytime soon. No nipple wrench or way to remove the touchhole liner. Plus your ramrod is a bit short because your cleaning/loading jag got loose and fell off so you can’t fully seat your bullet. You have a ball puller, but no way to grip your ramrod to pull on it. And it is raining to beat the band. Oh, and you don’t remember if your ramrod tips are pinned. Your hunting buddies are all shooting 58 and 62 caliber guns, and none of their accoutrements will fit in your 45 caliber barrel.

Worst case enough? I’d just pick some challenges and address them. There was recently a thread here that went on endlessly. Ball with a drill stuck in it was stuck in the bore. Hard to make stuff up. And the difficulty of the situation depends on your perspective. Someone else with a stuck bullet, no big deal or reason to panic. You have a stuck bullet, potentially the end of the world as it is known.

Looking forward to seeing your video.

 

[SolidLeadSlug]

Never had luck with co2, always a ball pull amd a stiff rod.

 

[deerstalkert]

Why don't we make this a challenge?
multiple participants all video their travails as they try to remove a stuck ball, ramrod tip etc?
i have several unused old nasty bored barrels laying about.
then it could maybe be a stickie that the next newbie that has never read the many threads on the subject could watch, and choose which method fit his mood.

or not

 

[deerstalkert]

on second thought , forget it! my garage bench is such a mess, i aint going to live long enough to get it clean enough to video for public consumption!!!!!

 

[BadDaditood]

How about pounding a brass ball down there….

 

[Idaho Ron]

Today I wrapped a .501 size bullet with a .018 cloth patch. This test was truly a test. The nipple was stuck, and the barrel was rusted up. I am loading the video right now. I am hoping it is done loading tomorrow. Here are a few pictures of the barrel before I sent the bullet down the barrel with a 3/8' bolt and hammer.

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

For my stuck ball video.....I tried to replicate dry balling a gun like someone would at the range.
That should be good enough to show them ball removal.