I remember many years ago I was in a Friends basement looking at his collection of things and he was an avid black powder shooter . I noticed a glass bottle with a glass stopper in it up in the rafters. I said what is that . it was a bottle full of mercury . he said he used it to clean his barrels . I mentioned that to someone and they said you get toxic fumes off it . I haven't spoken to him in years and heard he had passed away so I think I'll call his wife and mention it to her . she's a good woman .
22 projectiles stuck in barrel?
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I remember many years ago I was in a Friends basement looking at his collection of things and he was an avid black powder shooter . I noticed a glass bottle with a glass stopper in it up in the rafters. I said what is that . it was a bottle full of mercury . he said he used it to clean his barrels . I mentioned that to someone and they said you get toxic fumes off it . I haven't spoken to him in years and heard he had passed away so I think I'll call his wife and mention it to her . she's a good woman .
There's a couple lubricants on the market that will really help in that situation, either Mouse milk, or Kroil(the smallest molecule lubricants on the market) pour some in the muzzle and let it sit while you go to the hardware store to buy a 3/16" brass rod, then butt it up against the projectiles and give it 3 or 4 solid whacks. I wouldn't immagine there would be any barrel damage from .22LR but It's always a good Idea to get a borescope in there to inspect afterward, You can rent one from any place that rents automotive tools.
Yeah but if its sitting up on a rafter, and the friend has passed on, probably a good idea to tell the wife that its there and what it is so it can be disposed of properly.
Agreed, I have seen the effects of Minamata disease first hand on illegal miners using mercury to amalgamate gold. it is horrible and effects their kids too.
I was in a Soviet era, underground antimony mine in Central Asia. No positive ventilation. I was walking along a drift when I noticed a bright red mineral. It was cinnabar, the mercury sulphide and in large quantities everywhere. We were walking on it!!!!!!! Volatizing it!!!!!! Breathing it!!!!!!
We had no respirators, not even dust masks. I wrapped my shirt across my nose and mouth.
The Soviet Union, the workers paradise...……………….. Not.
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The difference between worth and value- what it is worth to someone else does not always equal the value you place on it. Very important to know the difference. I have a 303 sporter like that
This, best solution I have read.
Grease nipple ,grease gun, nothing to do with percussion
That's how dozer tracks were tighten back in the days not sure what they use these days but a bigger hammer always works to
Do the math and you quickly find out that a 10000 (ten thousand) psi grease gun really does not get you much other than a mess to clean up, and threads to fix somehow.
With a piston diameter of .220. You do the math. The piston on a cat track is inches across, MUCH larger area to work against.
If you do try the grease gun thing, wear heavy clothing, and face protection, not just goggles. Injecting yourself with a stream of high pressure grease will likely lead to surgery, at least, and possibly amputation, depending on where and how much.
I know I had to literally stomp on a grease gun to break loose the double load that was stuck in the .45 caliber barrel. Arm pressure alone didn't knock it loose.
Pretty sure he was.
Just seems a waste of a life, spending a few minutes to solve (you hope) one problem, and creating a whole whack more work for yourself in so doing.
I have seen a unit that gets used in the lathe, has a taper on the one end to fit the muzzle, and a center drill on the other to be held in place by the center in the tailstock, which had a grease nipple on the side to pump out a rifle bullet if it had been sqib loaded or pulled out from being jammed on the rifling and the case extracted.
Which is OK, if you have the lathe, the ability to make the tool, etc.
But if you had those, you would also have a better than average idea how to deal with this particular problem...
