triggerhound Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I had a case split today while shooting reloads from my M1A. The bottom quarter of the case was extracted, but the rest of the case is snugly stuck in the chamber. Does this require a professional gun smith to remove or can this be done myself? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam B Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 get a 45 cal brass brush and shove it up through the neck and pull it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggerhound Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 Thanks Adam. So with the M1A I can't do that because the receiver blocks me from doing that at the breach end... I supposed I could insert the cleaning rod from the muzzle end and attach the brush in the receiver area... then pull it into the chamber and try to push it back out... would that work? I'm assuming that the friction from the brass brush will grab it and pull it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam B Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 (edited) crap, I forgot about that sorry, usually a brush will push/pull it out. I have had a few case head separations and this method has always worked for me Edited April 13, 2013 by Adam B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggerhound Posted April 13, 2013 Author Share Posted April 13, 2013 Thank you! I'll give that a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgj3 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Tried it yet? Just curious. Much easier than other method I mentioned in your other thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgj3 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Tried it yet? Just curious. Much easier than other method I mentioned in your other thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Throw the barrel in a freezer for a couple hours...brass will fall right out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggerhound Posted April 13, 2013 Author Share Posted April 13, 2013 The 45 cal brush/rod method worked perfectly. It worked so well actually I was a little disappointed I didn't have to work a little harder at it! Thank you for the advice. I'm super happy that's taken care of. Here's a picture of the case after both pieces were recovered: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggerhound Posted April 13, 2013 Author Share Posted April 13, 2013 Here is another shot of the primer with clear signs of over pressure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Here is another shot of the primer with clear signs of over pressure Ummm...that is on the warm side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigG Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Wow, you might want to use a little less power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retarmyaviator Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 GI 7.62 NATO broken shell extractors are easy to find and not expensive, good tool to have around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koppi Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 +1 on the broken shell extractor, I keep one in my AR kit just is case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggerhound Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 I found a few of them on Brownell's site. Seem pretty good and fairly priced. Thanks for all the advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggerhound Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Wow, you might want to use a little less power. This was actually the lowest load on the spectrum. This was caused by the bullet being pushed back into the case mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa C Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Used Remington teflon oil (thinnest) at a match once and worked quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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