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Muzzleloader Hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="Charlielee" data-source="post: 2254614" data-attributes="member: 73299"><p>I stuck a 50 caliber maxi bullet down a Thompson Center Hawkin once. It was 2 or 3 days before the season started and I had to get it out. It would not move downward (even with a hammer) against a slight powder charge. So I located a 18" long drill bit extension that would hold a 1/4" metal drill bit. I drilled a hole through the bullet. Then I screwed a long 3/8"llag screw into the lead. The lag bolt had an 3/4"eye on the end which I put a tire iron through. The barrel was sqeezed tightly between wood 2x4 blocks. Then by striking the tire iron outward with the lower end against the workbench out came the "old maid". That was in 1976 and I still have the lag bolt with the bullet in my muzzle loader bag.</p><p>Now, there are things that one does not do ever as are mentioned above, like never fire the weapon if the ball is not against the powder. </p><p>You have a project ahead of you so plan it out and be safe. </p><p>Charlie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Charlielee, post: 2254614, member: 73299"] I stuck a 50 caliber maxi bullet down a Thompson Center Hawkin once. It was 2 or 3 days before the season started and I had to get it out. It would not move downward (even with a hammer) against a slight powder charge. So I located a 18” long drill bit extension that would hold a 1/4” metal drill bit. I drilled a hole through the bullet. Then I screwed a long 3/8”llag screw into the lead. The lag bolt had an 3/4”eye on the end which I put a tire iron through. The barrel was sqeezed tightly between wood 2x4 blocks. Then by striking the tire iron outward with the lower end against the workbench out came the “old maid”. That was in 1976 and I still have the lag bolt with the bullet in my muzzle loader bag. Now, there are things that one does not do ever as are mentioned above, like never fire the weapon if the ball is not against the powder. You have a project ahead of you so plan it out and be safe. Charlie [/QUOTE]
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