StealthyBlagga Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 I've seen a surprising number of 9mm case head separations in PCCs - could be the extra stresses due to blowback operation, or the increasing prevalence of stepped cases. If this happens to you in a match, consider this quick, effective and free solution: Link to comment
rondog Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Did the rifle case rack in and out pulling out the separated 9mm case? Link to comment
StealthyBlagga Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) After determining he had encountered a case head separation, the shooter picked up a fired 5.56 case, hand-fed it into the chamber then dropped the bolt. When the bolt was retracted again, the extractor pulled both the 5.56 case and the forward section of the separated 9mm case out of the chamber as shown. Edited September 18, 2019 by StealthyBlagga Link to comment
Hi-Power Jack Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Fantastic. You deserve to be this month's M.O.M. just for this one post. Link to comment
Darqusoull13 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 2 hours ago, StealthyBlagga said: I've seen a surprising number of 9mm case head separations in PCCs - could be the extra stresses due to blowback operation, or the increasing prevalence of stepped cases. If this happens to you in a match, consider this quick, effective and free solution: Bless you Link to comment
emjbe Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) Here's a quick video from the GoPro so you can see most of the process. edited out about 2 minutes of things that didn't clear the case. I'd call this redneck engineering ... but since the idea came from a brit, I think the proper term is chav engineering. I should point out that I was the only PCC shooter in the squad to go 1-for-1 on every 200 yard target I engaged on this stage Edited September 18, 2019 by emjbe Link to comment
SergioSF Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Wow! Thanks for sharing. I wish I knew this trick before last Sunday's match. Link to comment
jerseyglock Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Thanks for sharing. Link to comment
Shootymacshootface Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 That is genius. Thanks! Link to comment
stick Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Now everyone who shots PCC and watches this video is going to start carrying a 5.56 case in their pocket. Including me! Brilliant Idea. Link to comment
legion85 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Genius. I have had this happen to me twice and both times it was a stage ender. First time was with freedom munitions and second time was with reloads which had imt and fm marked cases mixed in. Im going to try my best to check my ammo for stepped cases, but I really appreciate this information. Link to comment
GregJ Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Awesome workaround. Thanks for sharing. Yet another reason to process brass first. The Judge die is fantastic, and will find stepped brass, as well as junk inside the case that the deprimer pin would punch through. Link to comment
laz2011 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Thanks for sharing this helpful tip. When I had this happen to me I got lucky and had the next round helped pull out the stuck brass. The bullet wedged it self around the brass in the chamber I cleared when I pulled on the charging handle . Now I'm going to carry a 223 brass with me . Thanks. Link to comment
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