You submerge the nipple and breech end of the rifle under water. If water does come out, and you can get the barrel off, give the rifle a bath. Then keep working wet patches down the bore. Get some cleaning jags, and lots of patches. If nothing comes out the nipple, then start swabbing the bore of the rifle with hot soap and water. The water should come out through the nipple. And with the rifle in that position, pour some boiling water down the bore of the rifle. Tilt the rifle so the nipple is facing down ward. If you don't want to attempt the nipple as it is frozen, then there are a couple ways you can proceed. Sometimes heating the nipple and then trying to get it to move works. You might have to put some penetrating oil down the bore, and around the nipple. If the rifle is as old as your saying, it may be hard to do. Tilt the rifle to the edge, nipple facing down, in a place (like outside) where if the oil suddenly breaks through it will not damage anything.įirst thing I would do is get a nipple wrench and see if you can get the nipple out of the rifle.
If its clogged, dump some penetrating oil down the bore. It might blow out a lot of dust, or be totally clogged. And I don't think those bands are made to be removed.ĭo you have access to an air compressor? If so, hold the jet air head to the top of the nipple and let fly. But on my old Jukar there were actually bands that held the barrel into the stock.
Normally there are wedges that hold the barrel to the stock. Does the barrel come off that rifle? If not you will have to work with it in the stock.