Bullet down the barrel !

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I've read about squibs, and it finally happened, but not for those reasons. I made a batch of cartridges for my bolt rifle (6.5 creedmore). The four in question were checked in my case guage and checked out even with a COL of 2.812. I usually hold col at 2.800 down to 2.790 with Barnes copper bullets. All were really tight and ejected except the last one, which broke the case free from the bullet crimp. It is about two - two 1/2 inches into the lands.

I've used a 1/4" brass rod to move it toward the muzzle with lube bedind it, but it's tight and no go. Now I'm reversing and trying to move it back through the chamber end with the brass rod and a short cleaning rod on the head. My son is bringing over a heat gun to work on the barrell temp. And yes, the loose powder has been removed!

Maybe I should change lube from Deep Creep oil to Kano kroil and put in front and behind the bullet. Anybody have experience with Kroil for penetrating fluid?
 
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Barrel up, a little kroil, brass rod (wrapped in electrical tape to keep centered) then wack it good from the muzzle end.

Keep screwing around and it’ll end up like a mosin nagent.
 
Just curious here...if a guy were to load some powder and a primer to a case and stop that case up with a tiny ball of paper then load it and fire it would the bullet dislodge?
I'm assuming that the barrel would bulge a tad bit, but maybe not...HK says their guns can take that abuse.

Edit..looks like @me had the same general idea I did at the same time
 
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Me. said:
Am I the only one who would be seating primers in empty cases, and popping them off until the offender exits the muzzle?


Once it's about 10 inches down, I might need to sprinkle in some powder as I need to fill more space. đŸ¤”




ALTHOUGH...... that might cost more than a rebarrel these days! đŸ˜„
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Timfoilhat said:
Just curious here...if a guy were to load some powder and a primer to a case and stop that case up with a tiny ball of paper then load it and fire it would the bullet dislodge?
I'm assuming that the barrel would bulge a tad bit, but maybe not...HK says their guns can take that abuse.

Edit..looks like @me had the same general idea I did at the same time
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This is one good way to put a ring in a barrel. I doubt that’s what you’re after, but if you are now you know how.
 
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JimB said:
Barrel up, a little kroil, brass rod (wrapped in electrical tape to keep centered) then wack it good from the muzzle end.

Keep screwing around and it’ll end up like a mosin nagent.
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thanks for the comment about the kroil and the tape. I have some Deep Creep, but its about 15 years old.
 
Do you have a crown protector thing? It fits in the muzzle and prevents the rod from screwing up the crown.

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thanks for the comment about the kroil and the tape. I have some Deep Creep, but its about 15 years old.
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I don’t know deep creep, but Kroil or PB Blaster are good creepers. It takes more force that you expect. No wood dowels and no cleaning rods!
 
Why would you try to push it from the back alllllllllllllll the way to the muzzle? Thats a long way to go.

3/16 brass rod down the muzzle and start Tappy tappy tapping until it pops out the chamber.
 
cold1 said:
Why would you try to push it from the back alllllllllllllll the way to the muzzle? Thats a long way to go.

3/16 brass rod down the muzzle and start Tappy tappy tapping until it pops out the chamber.
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i first thought the flat side of the bullet would be the best surface using the rod. Then I quickly realized thats a lot of work, then went to the muzzle idea. Of course I'm making a list of things not to do when I reload bolt guns again.
 
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If it becomes a problem, I seem to remember a vid where a guys used a grease gun.

ETA: Found it. It was a stuck case. But, it's still interesting to keep in mind if it applies to anything suitable...
 
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rdinatal said:
If it was pushed into the lands, got stuck, then pulled out of the case...
I would think it would take just a few taps to dislodge it.
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He said it was 2-2.5 inches into the lands. How it got that far into the lands from just trying to chamber a round is something I do not understand. I must be missing something because it makes no sense at all to me.

Based on my experience, I would say that you are correct that a slight tap from the front should dislodged the bullet.
 
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He said it was 2-2.5 inches into the lands. How it got that far into the lands from just trying to chamber a round is something I do not understand. I must be missing something because it makes no sense at all to me.

Based on my experience, I would say that you are correct that a slight tap from the front should dislodged the bullet.
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You’re missing that the first thing he did was pound it a couple inches towards the muzzle thinking it better to be hitting the flat base of the bullet than the tip. He has since reversed course.
 
JimB said:
You’re missing that the first thing he did was pound it a couple inches towards the muzzle thinking it better to be hitting the flat base of the bullet than the tip. He has since reversed course.
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I missed that completely.
 
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Solid brass rod wrapped a couple places to protect the rifling. Insert from muzzle, whack the bullet out. It will not be easy and light taps won't get it. Don't do that again if you don't want a repeat experience. Be sure to protect the crown on the muzzle.

I've slugged several barrels and the technique is use a lead bullet and go from the breech. It takes more force with the hammer than you'd think and a jacketed bullet takes even more.
 
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You’re missing that the first thing he did was pound it a couple inches towards the muzzle thinking it better to be hitting the flat base of the bullet than the tip. He has since reversed course.
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Thank you. It is clear now.
 
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