How to safely remove a live wrong caliber round stuck inside a barrel

kodiakjack said:
Hmmm. So, given the update below, what are your thoughts on firing it?
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Well ive seen 308 fired in a 3006 chamber and the 243 is the same case with same shoulder location so i see no reason why it couldnt be. And the .243 vs .308 diameter bullet only help makes everything happen at a much lower pressure.
 
Gee I don't know what to do.... I hate the idea of shooting the round.....

if I do this it will be this weekend a the camp, using a 40 feet rope and being behind a very large tree.....

I still prefer the idea of soaking the primer and barrel, and pushing out the round from the muzzle....

edited... Evanguy you gave me courage ! I made up my mind... I will shoot out the bullet this weekend... behind a very large tree hehe
 
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It will be fine. I wouldnt worry about firing it.

But since you made the post that said it was a 3006 chamber everybody came back and said it will be ok.

Potashminers post explanes why it is safe in LOT of detail.
And guntech is a real gunsmith not one who plays gunsmith but is really just a manual machinist
 
if it won't catch on the rim to extract it.... it is pushed in to far to fire it

30-06 is roughly 1/2 longer ... some of it is neck .. so it is in app 1/4 too far to catch on extractor and too far for a firing pin to hit primer..

use a cleaning rod.. or a metal rod ... i would be suprised if it has to move more than 3/8 inch .. prob only a light tap
the largest part of the case / rim is what is stuck
 
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Avoid the cleaning rod it's not sturdy enough go to your local hardware store and get a 1/4 inch brass/steel rod avoid aluminum then use electrical tape wrapped every 4 inches down the rod.
 
just having some fun said:
if it won't catch on the rim to extract it.... it is pushed in to far to fire it

30-06 is roughly 1/2 longer ... some of it is neck .. so it is in app 1/4 too far to catch on extractor and too far for a firing pin to hit primer..

use a cleaning rod.. or a metal rod ... i would be suprised if it has to move more than 3/8 inch .. prob only a light tap
the largest part of the case / rim is what is stuck
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If it’s pushed in that far though, why would it have been so hard to close the bolt, and needed a wooden block to bang the bolt back open?
 
I was at the range a couple of years ago and witnessed a guy firing a whole box of 308s through his 30-06 . The cases emerged looking like nearly straight walled cases ( he was told by several of us that he was firing the wrong loads but told us to mind his own business) so it seems ok to fire such a case to get it out and I trust Guntech's advice even over my own limited observations.
 
WobblyHead said:
Avoid the cleaning rod it's not sturdy enough go to your local hardware store and get a 1/4 inch brass/steel rod avoid aluminum then use electrical tape wrapped every 4 inches down the rod.
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This right here^^^

Quit with the dicking around, and get thee unto the hardware store, grab a roll of black electrical tape and a piece of 1/4 inch rod.

2 minute job, if you are half slow with wrapping a bit of tape around the rod.
 
kodiakjack said:
If it’s pushed in that far though, why would it have been so hard to close the bolt, and needed a wooden block to bang the bolt back open?
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Because the 243 case diameter at the shoulder is larger than the 30-06 chamber... the case being forced into the chamber becomes tightly wedged in the chamber until it is fired, at which point it fire forms and will extract easily.
 
Yap... I’m taking care of it..... I have pushed the bullet a bit inside the brass and now the barrel is full of penetrating oil. time to go shipping for a steel rod and tape.....

at one point I had made up my mind and I would shoot it out, but I changed because 1 it's more convenient for me, I can do this home, and 2 possibility of case separation and cerosafe....
 
As others have already said, it would have been much simpler to just fire it, then knock the case out with a rod from the muzzle. The 243 bullet in a 30 cal bore would certainly mean much lower pressure than normal 30-06 ammunition develops.

Ted
 
I would not be firing the round. Would also not try the shim method, if its already stuck thenlast thing you need is more material wedging it tighter..

My thoughts would be the brass dowel from the muzzle end. If that doesnt work, but pushes the bullet into the case, get some oil in there to make the powder inert. Wondering....assuming its a bolt gun》》》would it be possible to drill/tap through the primer》》》 thread in a piece of redi rod》》》use the other threaded endwith washer and nut to pull it back》》》kind of like a stuck case in die tool...mcgiver, square juice box thingy. Obviously, the round would have to be inert before trying that.
 
herbeapuce said:
Yap... I’m taking care of it..... I have pushed the bullet a bit inside the brass and now the barrel is full of penetrating oil. time to go shipping for a steel rod and tape.....

at one point I had made up my mind and I would shoot it out, but I changed because 1 it's more convenient for me, I can do this home, and 2 possibility of case separation and cerosafe....
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I have pounded out several loaded rounds over the years... usually it takes a hell of a whack with a heavy hammer... I hold the barrelled action in a padded vise with the bolt removed. Don't stand behind the action or in front of the muzzle.

It sure would have been easier to fire it... too late now.
 
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