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<blockquote data-quote="kirbymcrae" data-source="post: 658157" data-attributes="member: 27636"><p>So...we have a big (I think) dilemma.</p><p></p><p>I have an older Ruger M77 in .243 and it has a case lodged in the chamber. I got a bunch of cases that are a lil bit too big, and tried to chamber one (stupid idea) that I had accidentally primed, but not loaded yet. It went in, but it wont come out now; the bolt will open and close all of the way, but the extractor wont grab on to the case. So we tried to pound it out with a 3/16 wooden dowel (an even worse idea), because the dowel broke off just inside the barrel with no conceivable way to get it out. Now we have a stuck case and a plugged barrel, not good. </p><p></p><p>So, question time.</p><p>1. Why is my extractor not having a death grip and just pulling it out?</p><p>2. How do I get the stuck case out?</p><p>3. How do I get the stuck dowel out?</p><p>4. How can I make the rest of the cases that are too big fit? They fit in the M70 but not in the M77.</p><p>5. Could I have (Before I fired the primer off) essentially breech loaded a fire forming load?</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Kirby</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kirbymcrae, post: 658157, member: 27636"] So...we have a big (I think) dilemma. I have an older Ruger M77 in .243 and it has a case lodged in the chamber. I got a bunch of cases that are a lil bit too big, and tried to chamber one (stupid idea) that I had accidentally primed, but not loaded yet. It went in, but it wont come out now; the bolt will open and close all of the way, but the extractor wont grab on to the case. So we tried to pound it out with a 3/16 wooden dowel (an even worse idea), because the dowel broke off just inside the barrel with no conceivable way to get it out. Now we have a stuck case and a plugged barrel, not good. So, question time. 1. Why is my extractor not having a death grip and just pulling it out? 2. How do I get the stuck case out? 3. How do I get the stuck dowel out? 4. How can I make the rest of the cases that are too big fit? They fit in the M70 but not in the M77. 5. Could I have (Before I fired the primer off) essentially breech loaded a fire forming load? Thanks, Kirby [/QUOTE]
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