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noelf2 · July 28, 2014, 05:56 AM

Gyvel I will give the wintergreen oil a try if the outers doesn't do the trick. Outers is supposed to dissolve lead deposits, so I'm hoping that will eat away at any shot and crud in there, or at least enough so I can tap out the obstruction. I'm now thinking there isn't anything big like a ball in there because the ramrod bottoms out pretty much the same on both barrels (only about 1/8" deeper on the good barrel), and I'm hitting something hard which could very well be the breech end of the barrel. I'm thinking there's something in the flash channel, and I should be able to scrape or tap that out of there.

July 28, 2014, 05:56 AM	#13
noelf2 Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2008 Location: Stuart, VA Posts: 2,473	Gyvel I will give the wintergreen oil a try if the outers doesn't do the trick. Outers is supposed to dissolve lead deposits, so I'm hoping that will eat away at any shot and crud in there, or at least enough so I can tap out the obstruction. I'm now thinking there isn't anything big like a ball in there because the ramrod bottoms out pretty much the same on both barrels (only about 1/8" deeper on the good barrel), and I'm hitting something hard which could very well be the breech end of the barrel. I'm thinking there's something in the flash channel, and I should be able to scrape or tap that out of there. __________________ Liberty and freedom often offends those who understand neither.