Stuck Case in Enfield

[Laredo]

anyone know how to remove a stuck case, the case head seperated and now I've got the rest of the casing stuck in the chamber. Any easy way to remove it? Is this a gunsmith job? This ended my day of shooting a little early and might cancel my Coyote outing tomorrow if its not remedied tonight

Thanks for any help in advance.
Ryan

EDIT:......nevermind, she came out with some coaxing, guess the gun just needed to cool down a bit.

 

[10x]

First use a bore brush pushed in from the muzzle. This may catch the case and take it out.

There are dedicated case removers for the 303.
You can make one if you have access to a lathe.

Do not use a screwdriver, Lag bolt or anything that can gouge the chamber.
Do not attempt to pry the case out from the breech.

I have taken out separated cases with a steel rod and a 30 caliber gas check,
I have also used a 311 cast bullet driven down the bore. This is NOT recomended and is a last resort.

A plastic dry wall anchor large enough to slip through the case mouth, then expanded with a 2 inch #8 screw may grab the case enough so you can push it out with a cleaning rod. The plastic anchor should be a slip fit through the case mouth. If it is tighter you may not need the screw to expand it.

 

[Laredo]

Thanks for the advice guys, I will definately keep this in mind next time it happens. I was lucky this time and it just fell out on its own after I had posted on here and the rifle cooled down a bit. The look on my face at the range was priceless (or so I was told) when only the case head extracted.

Ryan

 

[tiriaq]

If this sort of thing is happening repeatedly better find out why. Could be the ammunition, could be the rifle, could be the combination.

 

[Garand]

Because of the design of the .303 cartridge case, most casings are only good for about 5 reloads unless they have been used in a fully automatic firearm. Everyone who shoot a .303 should have a broken case extractor from brownells www.brownells.com Don't screw around with substitutes, you could damage the bore.

 

[10x]

Because of the design of the .303 cartridge case, most casings are only good for about 5 reloads unless they have been used in a fully automatic firearm. Everyone who shoot a .303 should have a broken case extractor from brownells www.brownells.com Don't screw around with substitutes, you could damage the bore.

The broken case extractor is an excellent idea if you reload any caliber, .
Case head separations can happen in just about any rifle with a large chamber or just a bit of headspace. And you can very easily damage the chamber or the bore using "other" methods.

Gun parts (Numrich arms) also has broken case extractors.

It is a myth that it is the design of the 303 case that causes case failures in reloads. Case failures in the 303 british are usually the result of very large chambres in military surplus firearms coupled with the rather generous headspace tolerances in production.

I have had 303 brass that would last just as long as 30/06 brass and 30/30 brass when reloaded carefully and shot out of a gun with a good chamber and tight headspace. Much depends on the way you resize the case, and the pressures you are loading to. I have also shot some 303s that would separate brass on the first or second reload.
I have a M10 Ross that has cycled the same brass through reloads over twenty shots with no case head separation issues, - part of the secret is to aneal the case neck, neck size, and use the same brass for the same gun.

The other gun writer myth is that the action of the No.4 "stretches" on each shot. It may well, but it isn't as critical as chambre size and headspace. In fact the No. 4 rifles that I have are at minimum headspace and brass lasts at least ten to fifteen shots, way more with cast bullets and pistol powder.
Neck sizing and not using maximum loads do make a diference.

 

[Riflechair]

Quick fix
Take a spent casing and ram it forward as far as you can (with the case head seperated cartridge still in the chamber). Then extract.

Friction is a wonderful thing sometimes.

Just might do the trick

Good Luck

 

[wannabe]

with 303s I've had good luck with a 44 cal bore brush on a pistol rod.....remove the bolt, insert and pull..... its mmmmmagic.....