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Post by junebug on Feb 5, 2024 18:51:03 GMT -5
I went shooting yesterday and lost my first 300 Whisper case in my Contender barrel. I pulled about a 1/2 inch of case out of the chamber, that barrel was done for the day. I finished the day out shooting other things. When I returned home tried to get it out with a brush, soaked it some tried some more no luck. Today I pulled the extractor and found a tap that would screw into the case and not touch the chamber and tapped it out with a cleaning rod. Not sure how many loads the case had on it but it was ONE TOO MANY. Hardest part was turning down my smallest pin punch so it would knock the extractor pin out and not stick in the hole. Used my wood lathe and a sharpening stone to turn the pin down[its hard as hell] but you use what you've got.  |
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Post by magnumwheelman on Feb 6, 2024 7:56:56 GMT -5
they do make broken case extractors with several arbors, so they work with most cases... I know there is one on my bench, that came from my FIL's stuff... luckily I've never needed to use it...
lucky you had the right size tap... & the skill to use it, could mess up a chamber pretty quicky I imagine...
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Post by mart on Feb 6, 2024 8:50:56 GMT -5
I have used easy outs of the proper size to extract a broken shell casing. They actually work quite well.
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Post by junebug on Feb 6, 2024 10:24:50 GMT -5
You just have to think things thru, and be slow and meticulous with what you do. You have to go slow when you want to go fast, and treat it like its someone else's gun . Mart an ease out works on a different principle from a tap as it gets tighter as it goes deeper although it worked for you. The tap cuts a thread in the brass without enlarging the case size and usually only needs one good thread. I did use a starting tap as it has a leade ? that centered itself in the neck of the broken case.
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Post by lar4570 on Feb 6, 2024 11:18:12 GMT -5
You can also pour a chamber cast to encase the broken case and knock it out with a cleaning rod or dowel.
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Post by lockhart on Feb 19, 2024 16:07:42 GMT -5
Or just stick an oversize brass brush into what's left of
the case, and then pull the broken case out! I've done this
many times!
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Post by junebug on Feb 19, 2024 16:49:54 GMT -5
An over sized brush didn't work on this particular one, so I had to resort to the tap. My bore scope shows no damage done. I do want to thank everyone for there replies and suggestions.
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Post by sharps4590 on Feb 19, 2024 16:51:56 GMT -5
You can also pour a chamber cast to encase the broken case and knock it out with a cleaning rod or dowel. ^^^^^ This is the fail safe. Cerrosafe is your friend, no damage, no foul, no fear, no tools to buy, you will NOT harm your chamber and it ALWAYS works. Of course, like any sickness, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure but, how many have NEVER been sick? Defecation occurs. |
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