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Author Topic: One of several ways to remove your "DryBalled" Caplock Rifle:  (Read 69 times)

Online BlackPowderManiacShooter

One of several ways to remove your "DryBalled" Caplock Rifle:
« on: March 17, 2026, 09:23:12 PM »
This is one of several ways you can dislodge a stuck round ball in your percussion gun.


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Offline Winter Hawk

Re: One of several ways to remove your "DryBalled" Caplock Rifle:
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2026, 08:22:01 PM »
I have on occasion, found that the powder I knew I had poured down the barrel has mysteriously disappeared from my flintlock.  The remedy is this same system, only working a bit of powder in through the touch hole.  I prime from the horn so there isn't FFFFg to work in it which gets a little ticklish, but using the pick I can work enough FFg in to pop out the ball.  I doubt if there is even 5 grains down there but it is usually enough.  If not, I give an encore performance....

~Kees~
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