LOL, I was joking when I said they might be exploding on exiting the barrel. Amazing that might be what is actually happening to them.

My cleaning rod is two piece by the way. So if my memory is correct, the cavalry carbine accepts the two piece cleaning rod. It does extend through the barrel, just.
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