when I get down to 20lbs left, I will. should be in a couple year.

it's good to know that such a tool is available although I hope that I never need to remove my breech plug.
Thanks

There is no pressing need to pull a breech plug on any trad ML.  I do it because I can and it allows me to check how the touch hole liner was set into the bbl chamber interior and to anti-seize grease the plug threads for easy removal years from now or ... well ... who knows if it'll ever need pulling.  There'll never be a need to remove the plug on a Good and Proper built bbl, but these offshore trad ML bbls are a totally different story because most will have partially drilled breech plug faces and that resulting little channel can bugger up a good ignition unless it's opened up a bit.  In the last near dozen offshore ML guns I've worked on only ONE had a perfect flat face breech plug (1777 Saint musket), the rest all had their plug faces buggered.

I probably have a 1 in 12 chance that this forthcoming Pede Bess kit bbl will have a good breech plug ... but if not, I can fix it.

That?s a beauty.
What is that tool you?re using?

That's a Rice barrel wrench for pulling out breech plugs.  Then end of the wrench gets fitted into a 3ft or so length of black pipe for leverage.

I also use a set of Rice octagonal vise clamps to best secure the bbl while working the plug wrench.

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Those two tools get lotsa use.

We're all big boys and most have decades of trad ML experiences notched on our gun stocks and brains.

Blowing has its risk when dementia strikes and ya forget that yer blowing down a loaded bbl - this CAN happen, cause look at how we've all dry balled!!

Not blowing has its risk that the explosive powder yer pouring down the tube will contact some manner of heat left in the bbl or chamber and then Ka-bloo-eee!!

To blow or not to blow is a personal decision and whatever decision we make will be a good one for each of us and that's a good thing 

HOWEVER, using a blow tube eliminates both of the above possible catastrophic issues, and thus no longer a bad safety issue but an excellent good safety issue.

Craig you're a walking encyclopedia. Good stuff buddy.