I have hung up a couple of jags in my days because my touchhole liner was extending into the barrel. I also had a jag that was a little too big for the bore with a patch. At the very least this is a two man job. If you can find a stout rope, and a tree, or post, you can tie the butt end of the gun to the tree and pull on the ramrod to get it out. Put a little water or lube down the barrel to dampen the patch, and the barrel before pulling. If you don't have a long enough stick, take a leather thong, or narrow belt, soak it in water, and then wrap the leather around the stick three time, and pull on the end. Three wraps with the leather will give a good grip on the rod, and allow you to use your full strength, or the breaking strength of the leather to pull the rod and jag out. If the jag separates, or breaks off, then shoot it out as the Mad Professor suggests. I have, on one occasion, removed my touch hole liner, used a small screw driver to lever the jag forward enough to put some 4F powder in behind the jag. Then replace the touch hole liner, prime and fire. The jag came out, and I threw it away. Took me longer to get the threaded portion that broke off in my ramrod ferrel out of that, than it did to get the jag out of the gun! I no longer attempt to run a patch down the barrel in one long stroke, I run it down in stages so I know I can get it out when I finally get it down to the chamber. Just move it back and forth in the barrel until you reach the bottom. The barrel will clean easier, and be more thoroughly cleaned. I now dry the barrel with a patch soaked in alcohol, so that I don't put dry patches down the barrel anymore. Extracting a jag once is enough.