Yes, absolutely. The ramrod is actually attached to the musket at first, and then the character pulls it from the housing as part of the animation before replacing it. I need to tweak the timings a little bit: the challenge is that the animation has to be reasonably short (say, 15 seconds compared to a more "realistic" 20 seconds) but I also need to make sure the fine details are still captured, and right now I think priming the barrel is a little too quick compared to the rest of the animation which is why you probably missed the bit where he actually pulled out the ramrod.
I'll be continuing to refine the animation as I go along 
Awesome, I just couldn't see it in the video, but I'm glad that's going to be a feature! 
Because we can't do it the Sharpe's way. It would be way too dangerous!
You'd also need a really powerful set of lungs, and a smaller caliber barrel than the ball you're using. But I'm sure it would work though, and be 110% safe.