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Post by barrycuda on Nov 15, 2015 18:08:14 GMT -5
After hundreds of loads I've never experienced this problem. I have a 250 FTX stuck in one of my Sav/Pacs. In the past I've had to drive a bullet down or out but this one will not move. I have tried to move it both ways with no luck. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.
Barry
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Post by ronnie on Nov 15, 2015 18:52:35 GMT -5
Try putting some wd40 or whatever penetrating oil in the barrel and leave let over night.
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Post by barrycuda on Nov 18, 2015 10:23:59 GMT -5
Been soaking for 2 days in PB Blaster and Ballistrol from both ends and still won't budge. I am using one of my cooling rods and a hammer to try to dislodge it. Would heating it or cooling it help? I don't want to damage the lands.
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Post by stanb8 on Nov 18, 2015 11:13:31 GMT -5
Try using a cci magnum PRIMMER ONLY, I have had powder not burn and the primer would dislodge the bullet.
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Post by stanb8 on Nov 18, 2015 13:32:21 GMT -5
Take breech plug out and remove powder first.
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Post by rossman40 on Nov 18, 2015 13:56:39 GMT -5
What you have done is swelled the bullet into the bore by pounding on it. You have to be careful or you can damage the rifling lands pretty easy. Just ask Shooter, he did in a Pacnor that didn't have 10 rounds thru it. You need to drill the center of the bullet. That way when you try to drive the bullet it swells inward not outward. The best quick fix I can think of is to see if you can maybe get a screw type bullet puller started into the base, they are designed for lead not copper jackets so it may be tough.
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Post by aiken on Nov 18, 2015 20:55:14 GMT -5
You could push it out with a grease gun(~10,000 PSI). An adapter could made from a bolt with the same thread as the breech plug and 1/8" pipe thread on the ID for the grease gun hose.
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Post by barrycuda on Nov 19, 2015 7:22:00 GMT -5
Thanks for all of the help. I finally was able to get it out last night. I cleaned the bore good with Ed's Red and will find out tomorrow if it will still shoot. Thanks again guys.
Barry
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Post by Richard on Nov 19, 2015 10:56:41 GMT -5
Just curious.................what method did you use? I was going to offer you another alternative but I guess your in good shape! Hope it still shoots well for you. As Ken said, it does not take much to mark the rifling.
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Post by rossman40 on Nov 19, 2015 12:42:42 GMT -5
The grease gun trick is interesting Aiken, a lot of clean up though. We used a grease gun to adjust tracks so the pressure is there
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Post by stanb8 on Nov 19, 2015 13:29:09 GMT -5
Curious Richard, what would you do? Always trying to learn something new.
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Post by Richard on Nov 19, 2015 14:10:46 GMT -5
I would have taken a piece of rod........depending on how far into the bore the bullet was, and bored a hole in it using the lathe to keep it centered and straight. Then soldered a drill bit into it. Wrapped some masking tape around the rod in two locations so the sides of the rod did not hit the rifling and drilled a hole thru the bullet. Then the bullet could probably be hammered out. As Ken stated, the pounding with out the hole cause the bullet to "obturate" or expand into the rifling groves and wedge itself. The drilled hole would relieve that pressure and allow the bullet to move. Or, a similar type auto body "slap hammer" with screw could be used.
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Post by stanb8 on Nov 19, 2015 15:56:05 GMT -5
Good to know, even thou I have never had that problem before.
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Post by ronnie on Nov 19, 2015 16:00:08 GMT -5
That grease gun trick is a sharp idea!
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Post by bowhunterjsc on Nov 20, 2015 12:54:33 GMT -5
That grease gun trick is a sharp idea! Initially, I thought that was a pretty cool idea, but, the more I think about it, the more I wonder. 10,000 psi is a lot of pressure and to build up the pressure, there can be no leaks, such as through the grooves in the barrel. If the bullet is 100% stuck, 100% of the circumference, and there are no leaks through or around it... perhaps. If the grease leaks through, or around the restriction, there will be little or no pressure to do the pushing. |
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Post by nismo on Nov 23, 2015 21:44:55 GMT -5
That grease gun trick is a sharp idea! Initially, I thought that was a pretty cool idea, but, the more I think about it, the more I wonder. 10,000 psi is a lot of pressure and to build up the pressure, there can be no leaks, such as through the grooves in the barrel. If the bullet is 100% stuck, 100% of the circumference, and there are no leaks through or around it... perhaps. If the grease leaks through, or around the restriction, there will be little or no pressure to do the pushing. Stick a patch on the side you want to push from, I have used this trick many times to remove bearings, wet toilet paper also works well to fill voids. |
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Post by stanb8 on Nov 24, 2015 7:20:32 GMT -5
That's why I do not worry about an invasion by an outside source in the USA. Between the guns and ingenuity of just the people on this board, I would not want to be on the wrong side of a conflict.
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