Bullet jacket stuck in bore

[Peter Laidler]

If it was me, I'd have put the exact dia rod in the bore, plenty of grease and oil in both ends and slowly pushed the slug out using a hydraulic ram. It wouldn't take a lot of pressure, certainly not in hydraulic pressure terms. Once it started it would follow its pre-determined rifled course. But that's just me thinking on my feet

[CINDERS]

They come in ask a question for an issue then never come back or even recognise any of the kind persons with the experience offering solutions to their dilema ?

[browningautorifle]

I'd have put the exact dia rod in the bore, plenty of grease and oil in both ends and slowly pushed the slug out using a hydraulic ram

And then never allowed a ball bullet with a clipped point to be fired from it again.

[MGMike]

Block the bore from the muzzle end with a cleaning rod and a greased patch just forward of the obstruction. Pour molten Cerrosafe into the chamber end. When the Cerrosafe solidifies, it will shrink very slightly. Use the cleaning rod to punch out the casting. The obstruction should come out with it. Re-melt the Cerrosafe, skim off the trash, and save the Cerrosafe for next time.

M

[browningautorifle]

molten Cerrosafe into the chamber end

That was a suggestion early on Mike...

I see the OP was last on 3 days after the opening Post. Where He did say: He might have trashed it and Deep Sixed it.

Thought I remembered something like that but that post is not here now...strange... He hasn't been back either.

[mmppres]

This seam to be happing more lately from the use of old unknown military ammo. I have had 3 different firearms brought to me like this with stuck bullet heads. 2 rifles an 1 pistol. All were from using very old surplus from an unknown source. These young guys have no idea how some of the ammo has been taken care of. They buy it at a gun show very cheap. One guy bought ammo that looked like it was tumbled clean. All there i was able to push out after sitting over night with the bore full oil. Then just tapped out with a brass rod of bore diameter.

[browningautorifle]

One guy bought ammo that looked like it was tumbled clean.

There was an old hand at our shows years ago that sold nothing but that sort of thing. He and his wife were treated like royalty, but I never bought his ammo.

[muffett.2008]

I feel like jamming a pill into a rifle just so we can push it out and bring this thread to a climax

[browningautorifle]

I feel like jamming a pill into a rifle just so we can push it out

It's OK, I've done it a few times already.

[MGMike]

The Cerrosafe method described by wineman in Post #6 above is sure-fire, and the best way to avoid damage.

M