Can I fix this crushed case?? No lol

45C said:
I’m good folks , no need to send me brass.
I have a couple of hundred lapua on the way.

Just hate ruining rare expensive stuff .. lol

Thanks for the offers though.
You as well Dave.
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45C, this is going to draw some ire but that case is saveable.

I've seen cases dug up, in the US from old battle sites, when it was still allowed, that were mangled in many ways and much worse than your little issue.

Prime the case, put in some powder, with filler over it, such as Grex or even styrofoam balls, Insert a light bullet by hand, chamber the case at the range and fire it. The case will fireform to the chamber, without issue.

I have done that in the past, without mishap, using pistol powder, such as Unique or shotgun powder such as 700x

Just use your head as to the charge. It doesn't take a lot of powder to get that bullet out of the barrel and form the case.

I usually used cast lead bullets for the project.
 
bearhunter said:
45C, this is going to draw some ire but that case is saveable.

I've seen cases dug up, in the US from old battle sites, when it was still allowed, that were mangled in many ways and much worse than your little issue.

Prime the case, put in some powder, with filler over it, such as Grex or even styrofoam balls, Insert a light bullet by hand, chamber the case at the range and fire it. The case will fireform to the chamber, without issue.

I have done that in the past, without mishap, using pistol powder, such as Unique or shotgun powder such as 700x

Just use your head as to the charge. It doesn't take a lot of powder to get that bullet out of the barrel and form the case.

I usually used cast lead bullets for the project.
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I tried closing the bolt and it won’t close, also tried ruining it though the sizing die, that didn’t work either.
 
What case caliber is it? I did that to one of my Hornady 300 Savage cases. So now I only had 49. I modified 1 308 case to complete my pile of 50. A bit time consuming but works. There are other parent cases that this can be done with. HTH.
 
I'd like to see you at least try so that others can learn.

If it will chamber, then:

1. Anneal it;
2. Prime it and add a healthy load of a fast pistol powder to it, covered with something like Cream Of Wheat and tissue; and
3. fire it. If it's all all loose in the chamber the extractor should hold it against the boltface until a shoulder is developed.

It might take a couple of firings to fill out enough to establish a shoulder andwill typically require a "real" load with a bullet to be fully restored.
 
mac100 said:
What case caliber is it? I did that to one of my Hornady 300 Savage cases. So now I only had 49. I modified 1 308 case to complete my pile of 50. A bit time consuming but works. There are other parent cases that this can be done with. HTH.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UykHhMcrupc
I didnt find it hard to do , now most of my brass for it is from .308
 
Andy said:
I'd like to see you at least try so that others can learn.

If it will chamber, then:

1. Anneal it;
2. Prime it and add a healthy load of a fast pistol powder to it, covered with something like Cream Of Wheat and tissue; and
3. fire it. If it's all all loose in the chamber the extractor should hold it against the boltface until a shoulder is developed.

It might take a couple of firings to fill out enough to establish a shoulder andwill typically require a "real" load with a bullet to be fully restored.
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I can not close the bolt on it.
Maybe if I take a rubber mallet to it, but I really don’t want to do that.. lolol.

I put a shell holder in the vice, put a bullet in the case and heated it up with a torch.
I used a set of adjustable pliers and I couldn’t budge it.
 
So much bad advice here. Load it up with a whole bunch of pistol powder and "what" blow the whole gun to smithereens. Just toss the case and move on.
Face palm..
 
Ya , if it was only an easy fix.
I’m not gonna fuc up an $1600 rifle for a $2 case.
Sometimes you just have to let it go… lol
 
MAYBE with water and the Hydraulic method you MIGHT get it back in shape but I think, buying the sizing die and bits and bobs would cost more then buying a new box of brass'
 
It’s all good as I found a couple hundred lapua brass , so now I’ve got 299.
Enough to shoot this barrel out anyway and then some.

I would’ve tryed if it would have chambered but there’s also significant bulging around the mouth , that’s what’s stopping it from chambering
 
String? Blow up the gun? Stupid advice?

Let others contribute to knowledge and go back to your sandbox where it's safe.
 
Andy said:
String? Blow up the gun? Stupid advice?

Let others contribute to knowledge and go back to your sandbox where it's safe.
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If I could’ve chambered it I was game. But I can’t see how I can get that ring out of the case mouth?

I don’t think a small load of powder would do much though.
 
45C said:
If I could’ve chambered it I was game. But I can’t see how I can get that ring out of the case mouth?

I don’t think a small load of powder would do much though.
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I know that and that was a show-stopper. I also agree that it might not have worked, but we'll never know.
 
Just an FYI - I take 7mm Rem Mag brass - 13 grains of Unique - a small square of TP - fill case to brim with Cream of Wheat - cap off with another square of TP - some others use a wipe of soap from a bar, or hot glue. Then fire in my 458 Win Mag pointing straight up - case that comes out has most of the shoulder straightened out - easy enough to then get the 458 expander in - load up a "real" load with cast bullet - a pretty much "normal" 458 Win Mag case comes out of chamber after that firing - gives me "cheap" 458 Win Mag brass for cast bullet loads. Still says "7mm Rem Mag" on case head rim, but not going to chamber that into a 7mm Rem any more. Others say they do similar with 300 Win Mag brass but have to trim some excess length from those cases once fire formed.

No strings involved. I had started at 10 grains Unique for first ones. Worked up to 13 grains to get better forming. Also did a few with left over Green Dot shotgun powder, until I ran out of it.

EDIT: 9:05 - forgot to mention - this last batch of 50 cases - I did the salt bath annealing for the neck and shoulder area - wanted to minimize the neck splitting - can not really say it was a major issue previously, but it happens. This next batch, not fired off yet, is previously fired 7mm Rem Mag that I bought off the EE. I do have a bag of 50 x new W-W 458 Win Mag brass - saving that for if I ever nerve myself up to load and fire the W-W 510 grain SPRN bullets on hand.

An issue is head spacing within the chamber - need something to resist the firing pin strike - which is the belt or rim on belted or rimmed cases - not so sure about yours - seems to rely on tight fit against chamber shoulder to be tight (or within tolerance) to the bolt face. You might get "incipient" or actual case head separation if the headspace is excess for that cartridge. But if it is tight to chamber - to close your bolt - is less likely. Was a thing I read about 30-06 military - a 7.62 NATO can be chambered - shoulder of the 7.62 NATO squishes tight to the wall of the 30-06 chamber - bullet is started into the chamber neck - so was being fired, when wrong ammo showed up for the guys with the WWII 30-06's.
 
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After a bit of thought and work I managed to get the ripple out of the neck. I can now close the bolt, it’s a bit stiff.
I did mess the brass up a bit ,I’m pretty good sure it’s pooched.

But so I’ll know for next time , I loaded 8 g of unique,a patch of TP,cream of wheat, topped off with a patch of TP.

When i get back from town I’ll give her a whirl
 
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