How do I get a bung out of a barrel?

[aoss]

So I bought one of these 5 gallon whiskey barrels from Adventures in Homebrewing, and received it yesterday.

Problem is, there is a bung stuck inside the barrel. I removed the one plugging the hole, but it came with an extra rattling around on the inside. Anybody have any methods to get it out? I don't have a knife or anything long enough to stick in there and break it into pieces. Any creative ideas, or should I just give up and put a beer in there with the bung?

 

[mpcluever]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/how-remove-bung-wooden-barrel-272927/

Looks like it was discussed here

 

[aoss]

I already found that thread. That's how to get the actual bung out, the one plugging the hole. I have an extra one, all the way inside the barrel. Someone pounded it in too far, and it went clear in.

 

[KBrew75]

I'd just leave it in there. It's not worth the trouble to try to remove it.