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Offline cyotewa

STUCK RAMROD
« on: January 18, 2015, 08:31:30 PM »
I got a call from an old friend on the coast, he said he needed help with a stuck ramrod. I asked if he tried a co2 unit or a little powder under the nipple and shoot it out. He said he forgot to remove it and shot it out over a full load of 80 gr and a 58 prb and that's why its stuck in a maple tree next to his target! I think its time for a chainsaw.
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Re: STUCK RAMROD
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2015, 09:27:28 PM »
:shock:

He won't soon forget that!

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Re: STUCK RAMROD
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2015, 09:36:09 PM »
Guess he could wrap a length of chain around the rod and hook the other end to his truck.
Should be able to pull it out of the tree.
Was he surprised with the recoil?
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Offline Snapper

Re: STUCK RAMROD
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2015, 10:59:42 AM »
Tell him to cut it off flush with the tree and thank his lucky stars nothing else happened.
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Re: STUCK RAMROD
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2015, 09:35:18 AM »
Tell him to leave it there to hang a sap bucket on.
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Offline cyotewa

Re: STUCK RAMROD
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2015, 10:51:56 AM »
PD I told him that and he said the sap was behind the trigger.
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Re: STUCK RAMROD
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2015, 02:07:59 PM »
:rotf
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Offline snake eyes

Re: STUCK RAMROD
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2015, 02:38:22 PM »
Quote from: "cyotewa"
PD I told him that and he said the sap was behind the trigger.
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Offline Hanshi

Re: STUCK RAMROD
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2015, 02:53:42 PM »
:hairy
Young guys should hang out with old guys; old guys know stuff.

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Re: STUCK RAMROD
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2015, 08:34:13 PM »
I wish I could say that I've never done anything like that but I'd be lying.

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Re: STUCK RAMROD
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2015, 11:55:15 PM »
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I wish I could say that I've never done anything like that but I'd be lying.
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Re: STUCK RAMROD
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2015, 09:08:43 PM »
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I wish I could say that I've never done anything like that but I'd be lying.

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Offline cyotewa

Re: STUCK RAMROD
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2015, 10:48:51 PM »
I called him today and told him about "leave it there to hang a sap bucket on." and he about died laughing!
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Re: STUCK RAMROD
« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2015, 11:36:54 PM »
Glad he could laugh about it.
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Re: STUCK RAMROD
« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2015, 11:37:13 PM »
Glad he could laugh about it.
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