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I stuck a bullet in the barrel, Help!
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<blockquote data-quote="Hired Gun" data-source="post: 970353" data-attributes="member: 1290"><p>A 160 grain Sierra for a 6.5? You don't see those much anymore. Anyway, I fire form a little different than a lot of people. Once the press work is done and you are ready to fire form I use my full power load for the improved case, as long as it fits, and go varmint hunting. At least shoot some targets. I have found the accuracy while forming to be excellent. The brass case is only a bladder much like the inner tube of a tire and is fully formed long before the case sees full pressure so it's not going to cause a high pressure or do anything weird. This way I get to shoot stuff and get perfect fully formed brass ready to polish up and anneal. This way I don't waste time, barrel life or components just forming brass. </p><p> </p><p>I agree your barrel is most likely wrecked from the steel rod. Brass is what I use and if need be turn a tight fitting plug and use grease to hydraulically push it out. In an extreme case you can fit the muzzle with a grease zerk and push it out with a high pressure grease gun. Thy will generate as high as 15,000psi in a controlled manner that will not launch a bullet. Then we lead slug it to see if it was bulged</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hired Gun, post: 970353, member: 1290"] A 160 grain Sierra for a 6.5? You don't see those much anymore. Anyway, I fire form a little different than a lot of people. Once the press work is done and you are ready to fire form I use my full power load for the improved case, as long as it fits, and go varmint hunting. At least shoot some targets. I have found the accuracy while forming to be excellent. The brass case is only a bladder much like the inner tube of a tire and is fully formed long before the case sees full pressure so it's not going to cause a high pressure or do anything weird. This way I get to shoot stuff and get perfect fully formed brass ready to polish up and anneal. This way I don't waste time, barrel life or components just forming brass. I agree your barrel is most likely wrecked from the steel rod. Brass is what I use and if need be turn a tight fitting plug and use grease to hydraulically push it out. In an extreme case you can fit the muzzle with a grease zerk and push it out with a high pressure grease gun. Thy will generate as high as 15,000psi in a controlled manner that will not launch a bullet. Then we lead slug it to see if it was bulged [/QUOTE]
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