Patch Stuck in Breech Plug on CVA Percussion Barrel, Ideas?

[Tn poor boy]

I got a cva someone iv got today .It had a shot gun plastic jag down it i soak it with wd40 then with a ball puller and rod it moved 4 inch put more oil in pulled it out after 3 trys

 

[ML48]

I guessin' 6! What does the winner get??

In to 3...you just might win!

 

[vintovka]

Just to add to the length of this thread how about the time we were asked to clear an original 1861 Springfield Rifled Musket? The thing looked great but only half a rod length would go down. Soaked with oil from both ends (nipple pulled) we started worming out the mess. first cloth then odd wood bits and "red stuff". Dawned on us it was full of "strike anywhere" old fashioned match heads! After a handful we decided to pull plug. All matchheads!!! Just for fun we put them on a piece of paper and lit it. Whoosh!!!

 

[deerstalkert]

I guessin' 6! What does the winner get??

POPCORN!

 

[ML48]

POPCORN!View attachment 88906

I've got "8".................I love popcorn

 

[Eterry]

I would see if the nipple is plugged, after removing it of course. Then I would fill the bolster with fine powder, replace the nipple, cap it and aim at the grass. The offending piece of cloth should surrender.

 

[BadDaditood]

It’s a CVA?
Put me down for 7 pages ;-)

 

[vintovka]

What was this thread about I forgot?

 

[rafterob]

A worm or corkscrew type end should get it out, but it needs to be a small caliber. I have actually always been able to retrieve a patch with a homemade corkscrew-end of a coat hanger. But that may not be sturdy enough for this job. I'm really just trying to get the page count up

 

[Terry Lightle]

We need to figure out a name for this,movies have been made about a lot less.

 

[vintovka]

We need to figure out a name for this,movies have been made about a lot less.

The kids movies "Neverending Story" comes to mind. Did OP get patch out or what???

 

[duca]

I HATE Patented breaches!!!!

 

[bigstick6017555]

Remember, he said "he thought that it might be a patch" It may be something else that may not be so easy to remove,

 

[45man]

By the way, every nipple and clean out screw should be coated with anti seize when put back in, save you a lot of grief.

 

[jdw276]

Remember, he said "he thought that it might be a patch" It may be something else that may not be so easy to remove,

Spider web? That is tough stuff.....

 

[BadDaditood]

Come on guys, we’ll never hit my 7 pages at this rate…
I did have a phantom patch issue in a patent breech once, I spent 15 minutes trying to clear it… managed to bust my patch corkscrew but the piece fell out. Turns out there was nothing in there (doh!)
Now the spiderweb has potential for a whole new rabbit hole!

 

[deermanok]

I always use pipe cleaners for the fire channel in my rifles.
I cleaned up one rifle and put it away. A few weeks or more later, I took that gun out to go to the range. I always take a small flashlight and look down the barrel before I go out, just to see if any rust or anything. Well, I noticed what kinda looked like a bit of orange plastic or something down the barrel. It was driving me crazy thinking about it. I finally realized it was just a bit of orange fuzz from the pipe cleaner. Kinda of a blonde moment. I guess I get that from my wife.

 

[kyron4]

What happen to the OP ? Did he get the patch out ?

 

[Buckskinquin]

Hmmm…Last year while at the NC Territorial, my Hatfield patent breech plugged up. Ran my 22 caliber brush down to clean it and the screw end of the brush broke off, leaving the wire end stuck in the breech. Removed nipple, poured in some 4F power, reassembled and shot the brush out. Might want to sacrifice a cheap brush to clear your patent breech. They are a pain in the arse.

 

[2 shots]

one large with butter please