.303 case is stuck in the chamber with the butt off..???

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Hi guys Just got a case that is stuck in my rifle chamber.. The problem is that the Butt just came off with the pressure and the fact the case were old and had been reloaded a few time...

How can I get it out.. There are no gunsmith in my town..

I already tried with my cleaning rod.. the last time It was a success but not Now.. I'm a bit F*****D up with and the hunt will start soon..
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Been there, done that. You mean the case head came off. Tjhis is called a "separated head" a fairly common result when 303 cases are loaded too hot , too many times.

For plinking and practice, don't load quite so hot and cases will last longer if you are laoding for some kind of Lee Enfield. Not a problem with a front locking rifle, like a P14.


The good news is that the case that is left in the chamber will not be stuck very hard, so it is easy to get out.

Take a cleaning rod with a bronze brush in almost any caliber from 30 up. from the back, stick it into the chamber/case until it is a tight fit. Then pull it back. The bristles should be pushed back from sticking it in, so will engage the case and pull it out.

When you go hunting, take factory ammo or cases only loaded once or twice. Take you rod and bronze brush, too.
 
I had to get a broken case out one time and NONE of the popular brush methods would work. A gunsmith suggested that I plug the brass case in the chamber with a bit of Kleenex and put some epoxy on top of that from the bolt end of the rifle. Allow to dry for a day and push it out with a cleaning rod. It was a bit difficult getting the epoxy in w/o getting it all over the rifle, but it worked fine.


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If the case head has separated, and none of the above works, what I did once was to find a tap that would just bit into the case wall, cut some threads, say a half dozen, but watch because the taper of the case will want to bind the tap. Remove the tap and put a stack of washers on the bolt that has the same thread as the tap. Thread the bolt into the threads you've cut, and when the stack of washers is the correct length, the case will easily pull out. I did this with a .220 Swift, so it works.
 
I had a separated 35 Rem case in a rifle where I could not get a rod & brush in from the back.

I smeared a 22-250 case with some epoxy, dropped it into the chamber, and then closed the bolt onto the 22-250 so that the bolt head and extractor picked up the 22-250. When the eposy dried, it was easy to pull out both cases.
 
i suggest if the bore brush method doesnt work, take it to a gunsmith.

if you damage your chamber from trying to extract a stuck case, it will cost you 10-20x as much to fix.
a gunsmith has the tools and experience to remove it without harming your chamber or bore.
 
GANDERITE said:
I had a separated 35 Rem case in a rifle where I could not get a rod & brush in from the back.

I smeared a 22-250 case with some epoxy, dropped it into the chamber, and then closed the bolt onto the 22-250 so that the bolt head and extractor picked up the 22-250. When the eposy dried, it was easy to pull out both cases.
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Now that is a neat idea, well done!
 
The other issue worth investigating is why you had a head separation to begin with.Most probable causes are excessive headspace or repetitive FL resizing of fired brass leading to thinned case walls.Neck sizing is best for longer case life when reloading the .303 British.
 
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