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Posted: 9/4/2004 11:23:51 PM EDT
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Whats he best way to remove a stuck Wolf case out of the chamber. I tried a cleaning rod but it was a no go. Help 
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When a Wolf Poly case got stuck in mine about a month ago, it took several sharp taps with the flat side of a hammer on the handle of a one piece Dewey Teflon rod to get it out. The casing had dark blue marks on it that looked like the poly coating had melted and glued itself to the chamber wall. Another Board member had the same thing happen to him, and he posted a pic of it. If you manage to get it out, check your chamber wall carefully. |
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You need to get some solvent in there I would recomend laquer thinner,when you go to the home store to pick it up get the largest steel rod that will fit down your bore (1/4"=.25 to big,3/16 ok) or be willing to sacrifice a GI or other STEEL rod. If going the 3/16 rod route you can wrap scotch or electrical tape around it to protect bore.Just make sure whatever you slide down the bore is clean and has a nice square end. (no threads or such) Take your upper outside (laquer thinner is mucho flamible and stinky )and pour some down it,cover and soak,repeat.You should stand the upper pointed up and pour a couple spoonfulls dowm the bore so the case overflows and seeps down between the chamber and the case. Laquer thinner will evaperate fairly quick so you need to cover and repeat. Let the solvent work on the laquer/polermer/dirt or whatever is glueing the case and don't be afraid to really rap the rod.WD40 or KROIL (the oil that creeps)might work also A steel rod works best, a cleaning rod with male or female thread will only mushroom and then you will have a case AND a rod stuck in your gun. If the solvent doesn't work after a couple tries (give it several hours to soak) I would try the KROIL or wd40 and let it sit for several days I once had a jacketed bullet stuck in a 26/06 several inches ahead of the chamber. Two gunsmiths gave up on it after I mashed the spire point and jammed it tight.Ilpounded like hell on it and it wouldn't budge. I let it sit for a couple of days with KROIL oil and it slid out with a couple of medium taps.Amazeing stuff. Soak lead crusted pistol barrels with it and the oil will work behind the lead and it brushes right out !! |
This happens a lot when the rifle is hot and the live round of Wolf is left in the chamber for longer than a few seconds. The coating melts and bonds the case into the chamber. When fired, the rim gets ripped off the case, and you are done for the day. Here's a photo of one of my cases: Pounding on it at the range does you no good, as the barrel is too hot. Best advice is to take it home and allow it to cool down, then drop a military issue M16 steel cleaning rod down the bore from the muzzle end and then tap the end of the rod with a hammer. A firm tap should pop the case out. If not, you might try putting the whole upper in the freezer for a few hours then repeating the above. |
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Got a call a couple of days ago from a highly competent gunsmith I know. A customer had a Wolf round semi-KB in his AR; blew the mag to shreds and screwed up the bolt but, the receivers seem to be OK. He says that blown case absolutely will not come out of the chamber; not with solvent, not with heat, not with cold, no damned way. It's in there for keeps. SD |
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