Bore Obstruction

johnwilliamson062 · December 14, 2012, 11:18 PM

Well it happened.
Got a brass brush stuck in the thing.

Had to push it out with a brass rod and wood dowel from the breech through the ?Nipple hole?. Glad I read all those threads in the rifle forum on how to do it, although being unable to open the breech did make things a little more complicated.
Worked pretty well after I bought the right size rod at Lowes. With a pretty bright LED the barrel looks great, so the brass worked well. Not much damage on the brass rod either. Will see if I buggered the nipple threads or not tomorrow once everything has a bit to dry out. If I did I guess I finally have a reasonable excuse to get a breach loader.

This poor muzzleloader was the first rifle I bought and seems to take all the beatings.

I'm not Catholic like my wife, so this is as close as I get to confession.

Willie Sutton · December 14, 2012, 11:44 PM

Well ally's well that ends well. Glad you got it out with nothing other than pride scratched. You did good. Would all gun stories come out the same way.

Willie

.

Hawg · December 15, 2012, 02:37 AM

I don't use bore brushes. I use shotgun mops.

johnwilliamson062 · December 15, 2012, 10:17 PM

Well Hawg, now that you mention it, I usually use a mop myself, BUT along with my first rifle came a cheap "universal" cleaning kit from walmart that needs an adapter to connect all the attachments to the cleaning rod. I couldn't locat the adapter for the mop and I was in a rush so I decided I could just send the 50 cal brush down a few times followed by some patches. Reversing direction in the barrel and all. That was the first mistake.

December 14, 2012, 11:18 PM	#1
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	Bore Obstruction Well it happened. Got a brass brush stuck in the thing. Had to push it out with a brass rod and wood dowel from the breech through the ?Nipple hole?. Glad I read all those threads in the rifle forum on how to do it, although being unable to open the breech did make things a little more complicated. Worked pretty well after I bought the right size rod at Lowes. With a pretty bright LED the barrel looks great, so the brass worked well. Not much damage on the brass rod either. Will see if I buggered the nipple threads or not tomorrow once everything has a bit to dry out. If I did I guess I finally have a reasonable excuse to get a breach loader. This poor muzzleloader was the first rifle I bought and seems to take all the beatings. I'm not Catholic like my wife, so this is as close as I get to confession. Last edited by johnwilliamson062; December 14, 2012 at 11:34 PM.

December 14, 2012, 11:44 PM	#2
Willie Sutton Junior member Join Date: January 26, 2012 Posts: 1,066	Well ally's well that ends well. Glad you got it out with nothing other than pride scratched. You did good. Would all gun stories come out the same way. Willie .

December 15, 2012, 02:37 AM	#3
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	I don't use bore brushes. I use shotgun mops.

December 15, 2012, 10:17 PM	#4
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	Well Hawg, now that you mention it, I usually use a mop myself, BUT along with my first rifle came a cheap "universal" cleaning kit from walmart that needs an adapter to connect all the attachments to the cleaning rod. I couldn't locat the adapter for the mop and I was in a rush so I decided I could just send the 50 cal brush down a few times followed by some patches. Reversing direction in the barrel and all. That was the first mistake.