Brass stuck in the chamber

[coyotelite]

broke off at the belt in my 300 Roy. Any tricks for getting it out? Thanks

 

[Zen Archery]

In my poorer days.
I might have removed scope, bolt and lubed it up with WD40 then kept slamming butt stock on the ground.

 

[therifleman556]

Maybe a slightly oversize brush into the chamber end until there are bristles in the throat area. If the bristles are stiff enough they will grab the case by the mouth and pull it out. I've had success doing this with neck separations.

 

[kai]

I successfully used tape (ideally double sided carpet tape) on a wood dowel. Insert the taped dowel into the brass. Press it to one side to get it to stick. Then give it a quick yank out.

 

[ctw]

Same thing happened to my son with his .300 weatherby three years ago 1 week before our deer season opener. I used the cleaning rod with the slotted tip,and put a larger than normal patch in tip,applied enough pressure so the patch fit tight in the case. As i rotated the cleaning rod,I pulled back the rod slowly and it pulled right out. Before trying that we tried pushing it out bumping the but on the bench, and nothing worked. Hopefully this will work for you. ctw

 

[jimbires]

I've had a few come apart in my 300 wby . a couple just fell out when I stood the rifle up and banged the recoil pad on the floor . the other ones I pulled the bolt and pushed a large brush into the brass case and then just pulled the brush out with the case stuck on the brush . the cases came out very easy . I'm pretty sure I used a 12 gauge brush .

 

[26Reload]

Dowel or drill bit wrapped with masking tape...force it in the brass and work it loose by turning it.....shouldn't take long....

 

[surgeon260]

***? I am not a 300 Weatherby guy, but it is concerning how many of you have broken off case heads. Is this a common occurrence with this cartridge? How many times had you fired the brass?

Yikes.

 

[tinkerer]

Ezy Out fitting the case mouth and gentle rotate.

Larry

 

[wyowinchester]

Maybe a slightly oversize brush into the chamber end until there are bristles in the throat area. If the bristles are stiff enough they will grab the case by the mouth and pull it out. I've had success doing this with neck separations.

This works^^^^

I did make a notched brass jag that went up and hooked onto the mouth of the stuck cartridge. Then you can tap it out, either from the mussel or the action end.
A little lube down the barrel to creep in between the case and chamber helps.

 

[coyotelite]

Got it. So what would cause the dents?

 

[Greyfox]

Get a 1/4" diameter brass rod, 1-2 feet long. Put a bend/angle on the last 1-2" or so, sufficient to "lever" it into the headless case, and(with the bolt removed), pull it out. You can bend a right angle handle on the other end of the rod for a solid grip on the rod. If the case is stubborn, spray some lube into the chamber. Keep this tool handy in case it ever happens again.

 

[LoneTraveler]

Coyotelite I have seen cases with dents like that, low volume loads of slow burning powder in large cases. First dents I seen was when the 264 Win. came out and some friends tried to load light loads of H 4831 powder and the cases matches the picture.
There was a lot of problems like this when Hodgdon's started selling surplus H 4831 and people tried to us IMR 4350 data with it.

 

[jimbires]

Got it. So what would cause the dents?

fantastic , looks like the big brush worked again . give it a good cleaning and you're ready to shoot .


the dents are from pressure getting around the brass case . if this is a known good load , it's from the brass failing . if you are starting to work up something new , the dents could be from a low pressure load not expanding the brass enough to seal the chamber , but this usually doesn't include a case head separation . with the brass coming apart , I'd say that's what caused it .