Ram rod and nipple hole

[Old Painless]

The pistol ram rod stops at the blue tape. But the nipple hole is some distance away. There must be a path much smaller, but I can't tell by feeling with a wire.
Just asking. I have not shot it yet.

 

[PathfinderNC]

The pistol ram rod stops at the blue tape. But the nipple hole is some distance away. There must be a path much smaller, but I can't tell by feeling with a wire.
Just asking. I have not shot it yet.

The gun probably has a Patent Breech.