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BULLET STUCK IN BBL in the field
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<blockquote data-quote="Coyote_Hunter" data-source="post: 1739730" data-attributes="member: 110773"><p>The idea of trying to force a stuck bullet out using rifle powder or even a primer gives me the heebie-jeebies. The "best thing/worst thing" analysis would seem to apply.</p><p></p><p>Best case possibility:</p><p>The bullet clears out of the barrel. No one gets hurt and the rifle is not damaged.</p><p></p><p>Worst case possibility.</p><p>A KABOOM that destroys the rifle and maims or kills one or more people.</p><p></p><p>Several years ago I loaded a .280 Rem cartridge in my .338WM in the dark. Lined up on a 5x6 bull at 100 yards and squeezed the trigger. No damage to the rifle but the bull walked off, in no particular hurry. Killed it with my buddy's rifle after I found the case would not extract. (A good thing as it turns out as I would have just shoved anther .280 Rem cartridge in, not realizing the problem.) Ended up waiting until I could get a cleaning rod to kick the case out That is when I discovered the problem.</p><p></p><p>About a year ago I was working on a Jenning .25ACP that had been given to a SIL. (Talk about a ***, but that is a different issue.) I was told it had a bullet stuck in the barrel and he hadn't fired it. I ended up disassembling the pistol and using a pin punch to clear the barrel. It took a LOT of hard hammering on the punch to do so. Once cleared I took a look at what had been in the barrel. Not one, not two but THREE bullets. Clearly, firing another round down the barrel was not sufficient to clear it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyote_Hunter, post: 1739730, member: 110773"] The idea of trying to force a stuck bullet out using rifle powder or even a primer gives me the heebie-jeebies. The "best thing/worst thing" analysis would seem to apply. Best case possibility: The bullet clears out of the barrel. No one gets hurt and the rifle is not damaged. Worst case possibility. A KABOOM that destroys the rifle and maims or kills one or more people. Several years ago I loaded a .280 Rem cartridge in my .338WM in the dark. Lined up on a 5x6 bull at 100 yards and squeezed the trigger. No damage to the rifle but the bull walked off, in no particular hurry. Killed it with my buddy’s rifle after I found the case would not extract. (A good thing as it turns out as I would have just shoved anther .280 Rem cartridge in, not realizing the problem.) Ended up waiting until I could get a cleaning rod to kick the case out That is when I discovered the problem. About a year ago I was working on a Jenning .25ACP that had been given to a SIL. (Talk about a ***, but that is a different issue.) I was told it had a bullet stuck in the barrel and he hadn’t fired it. I ended up disassembling the pistol and using a pin punch to clear the barrel. It took a LOT of hard hammering on the punch to do so. Once cleared I took a look at what had been in the barrel. Not one, not two but THREE bullets. Clearly, firing another round down the barrel was not sufficient to clear it. [/QUOTE]
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