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Posted: 10/20/2007 9:40:37 PM EDT
I was cleaning my AR with the otis cleaning kit. I accidentally used a .308 patch instead of a smaller one. It got stuck about an inch inside the barrel. I couldn't even dislodge the flexible cleaning rod.  My friend was able to pull the rod free, but the patch broke free and remained lodged in the barrel. I've tried everything I can think of to dislodge it: I added additional lube to see if that would help, tried using a rod with a brass tip to push it through, even tried to get some tweezers down to pull it out thread by thread if I could, but I couldn't manage to manipulate it into position. I'm really at a loss for how I can get the patch out without damaging the barrel. I'm worried I may have already done so as is.  Any (real) suggestions for me? Your help is appreciated...and this is definitely a lesson learned the hard way! Thanks... |
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I'll give that a try. You say Home Depot sells brass rods? I thought the extra lube would help loosen it as well. That's what I get for thinking!  Now the $64,000 question: Do I attempt to hammer it farther down into the barrel so it falls out the muzzle end, or do I try to attempt it from the muzzle, to make it fall out the breach? It's stuck about an inch inside the breach. I am concerned about damaging the crown, but I don't want to worsen the situation by pushing it farther into the barrel...
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i bought mine at home depot for about 7 bucks and has served me very welllllllll.....  just back out the way u came in .... push rod from crown to chamber with slow but steady taps of a mallet or hammer.... the brass will not damage your crown....good luck... 
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Thanks for the advice, and it leads me to another question: Last time I checked Home Depot didn't have a sporting goods section nor a gun counter, so what department did you get the rod in, and what was its intended use? 
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hardware, in the bulk metal section, you will see steel rod, brass rod, square stock, angle, etc. |
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