DO NOT try to use powder to blow a stuck projectile out of the barrel of a muzzle loader unless you know what you are doing. This is a common remedy used by some people to get a bullet out when they put the projectile in with out putting powder in first. You must use a small charge and extremely important, drive the projectile down firmly on top of the powder. If you do not have the projectile on the powder, with the air space, you can get extreme pressure and rupture or ring the barrel. What normally happens the first load of powder is not enough to get the projectile clear out. They load in more powder through the flash channel and forget to drive the projectile back down on top of the powder. Two things can happen. 1- you still have a spark and get a explosion while loading. 2- You rupture or ring (bulge) the barrel. Neither a good thing.
