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Posted: 12/13/2014 9:23:56 PM EDT
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maybe an easy out ? I thought about getting a carbon steel coarse bolt and attempting to thread it into the brass after soaking with PB again. That way I could either beat or pull it out and have a surface to hit. My other idea was to attempt to melt the brass. I think a small propane torch will get hot enough to do it, as brass melts under 1000deg |
| thinking outside the box how about trying a broken bolt extractor. something like what comes in a tap and die set. if you can get it to twist and loosen up you might be able to get it out then. at this point you really have nothing to lose and maybe a barrel to gain. |
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Haven't had it happen to any of mine so I can't say this would work - something was said about a bolt, threading the right size (have to experiment to find the right size) into the brass. Brass being soft it should cut threads on its own. Then use a GI cleaning rod, or the dowel rod, to tap it out from the muzzle end. The PB blaster sprayed and allowed to soak might help loosen it up, lubricate it for breaking loose, moving out when tapped.
They also used to sell things called broken shell extractors. Those things are supposed to work to extract the broken off piece of brass while the barrel is still in the receiver. |
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Yea the broken shell extractor didn't work at all. I was pretty disappointed with it. I just ran to home depot and got a set of taps. 8mm did the trick. The only thing I am worried about is I saw a patch of bright metal, so I'm wondering if the tap didn't have a thread that hit the chamber. Wonder if that would make a difference. <a href="http://s294.photobucket.com/user/swollguy99/media/output_zpsikr8zw2g.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm110/swollguy99/output_zpsikr8zw2g.jpg</a><a href="http://s294.photobucket.com/user/swollguy99/media/output_zps2up1uij3.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm110/swollguy99/output_zps2up1uij3.jpg</a><a href="http://s294.photobucket.com/user/swollguy99/media/output_zpsrwfbgcgt.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm110/swollguy99/output_zpsrwfbgcgt.jpg</a><a href="http://s294.photobucket.com/user/swollguy99/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20141213_214748_zpsheltw6kw.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm110/swollguy99/Mobile%20Uploads/20141213_214748_zpsheltw6kw.jpg</a> I don't see how you could have damaged the chamber. The rear edge of the separated case was at the chamber rear and you didn't go forward of the case into the chamber or barrel with the tap. I think you're fine. |
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I cleaned the chamber really well with some butches bore shine. I'll post some pictures tonight. Looks like a mirror, but I still feel like there is a ridge You will probably be fine regardless. Would have to be a major chunk missing in the chamber for it to be a big deal. Only thing I for see is possibly stuck casings. But I doubt this as it doesn't seem to be that major of a ding in the chamber |
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I realiz it's after the fact but I would have thought the best solution would have been a chamber reamer. It would cut the chamber back to spec, only in this case the material removed would have been the brass.
Using a tap though unless it came out easy I think I would have tapped it then run a bolt into it to either grab or drive out with the aforementioned dowel. |
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I realiz it's after the fact but I would have thought the best solution would have been a chamber reamer. It would cut the chamber back to spec, only in this case the material removed would have been the brass. Using a tap though unless it came out easy I think I would have tapped it then run a bolt into it to either grab or drive out with the aforementioned dowel. I attempted everything, but it would make sense that there is nothing for a dowel to catch on if the case head came apart and the case has already expanded to the chamber I bought bolts to thread in to the case after tapping it, but the case started spinning with the tap. |
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<a href="http://s294.photobucket.com/user/swollguy99/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20141215_203614_zpsx2kq31or.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm110/swollguy99/Mobile%20Uploads/20141215_203614_zpsx2kq31or.jpg</a> I think I see the ridge you're talking about. It's kind of hard to tell from the pic but it looks to me like this barrel is still good to go |
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I think I see the ridge you're talking about. It's kind of hard to tell from the pic but it looks to me like this barrel is still good to go Quoted:
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<a href="http://s294.photobucket.com/user/swollguy99/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20141215_203614_zpsx2kq31or.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm110/swollguy99/Mobile%20Uploads/20141215_203614_zpsx2kq31or.jpg</a> I think I see the ridge you're talking about. It's kind of hard to tell from the pic but it looks to me like this barrel is still good to go You couldn't imagine how hard it is to make your camera zoom and then focus inside the bore and have enough light to see things. |
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You couldn't imagine how hard it is to make your camera zoom and then focus inside the bore and have enough light to see things. Quoted:
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<a href="http://s294.photobucket.com/user/swollguy99/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20141215_203614_zpsx2kq31or.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm110/swollguy99/Mobile%20Uploads/20141215_203614_zpsx2kq31or.jpg</a> I think I see the ridge you're talking about. It's kind of hard to tell from the pic but it looks to me like this barrel is still good to go You couldn't imagine how hard it is to make your camera zoom and then focus inside the bore and have enough light to see things. Trust me I know. I have enough trouble getting a good look at my chamber when the barrel is installed in an upper, even without a camera. So can you feel a drop off at that ridge or is it smooth-ish? |
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