turkeybuzzard
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I bought a used 50 cal muzzleloader and gave it to my 23yr old son. It didn't have the ramrod so I bought an aluminum one. He was cleaning it last week with the cleaning jag and a piece of cloth on the end when it got stuck about 3/4's of the way down. Needless to say he pulled the rod loose from the end of the piece that screws into the cleaning jag. He was cleaning it in hot soapy water just like I have done for forty years. I'm all open for ideas to get the jag out besides the breech plug. Maybe pull the nipple, put some powder in and shoot it out? Do you think it will ruin the barrel? I tried to set the piece of cloth on the open side on fire so we could maybe fit the rod back on and unscrew it from the jag and get another rod threaded on. Nothing I tried will stay lit long enough to reach the cloth hanging over the jag. Thanks for any ideas.