I haven' t been muzzleloading for very long. I was at the range today, and was experimenting with different patch thickness, anyway to make a long story short. The patch was too thick, the ball stuck about halfway down the barrel ( I cracked my ramrod, and didn' t bring my spare). So I took the rifle home, and using a wooden dowell, and a rubber mallet have finally managed to fully seat the ball. Can I safely shoot the rifle to clear the barrel? It' s a .44 cal ball, probably a .44 cal flat would be more accurate considering the pounding it took to seat the ball, over 70 grains of 3f. It' s probably a stupid question, but I' d rather ask first before I take a chance and shoot it.