US 6,981,345 B1
Tool for cleaning and loading rifles
Philip Ervin Gunn, 12130 Spring Run Rd., Chesterfield, Va. 23832 (US); and Barry L. Graves, 2051 Flint Hill Rd., Powhatan, Va. 23139 (US)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/865,166.
Int. Cl. F41C 27/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 42—90 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tool for cleaning and loading muzzle loading rifles, the tool comprising:
a tube having a longitudinal axis and a centered throughbore along the axis, the tube comprising a head;
the head comprising a knurled outer surface and a front face recess, wherein the recess is adapted to support a projectile;
a shaft mounted in the throughbore of the tube and protruding out the back of the tube, wherein the diameter of the shaft is less than the diameter of the throughbore;
wherein the shaft is adapted to be fixed to a cleaning rod, and further wherein the tube is freely rotatable on the shaft.