Brass broke in half

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9C2B4B3A-7F0C-447E-A710-5EA3ADBDB56F.jpeg How do I get the rest of this 223 brass (6TCU actually) out of my Contender chamber?
I tried pulling a bore brush several times from muzzle to breech but that didn’t work.
 
Just a thought. I've read of different expansion and contraction rates of metals. Perhaps fifteen min plus in the freezer will help
 
I used a screw that is slightly larger than the diameter of the inside of the neck. Cut a slot perpendicular to the threads and slowly run it in. When it bites, it breaks free and comes out.
 
In the field, I have had good luck simply running a cleaning brush into the cartridge/chamber, spinning to get in, then pulling straight out. Doesn’t work as well to feed in from the muzzle end, as the bristles are flexed the wrong direction as they engage the case mouth.
 
Yep, a larger than bore size, bronze brush pushed into the case, then pulled out can be pretty effective, for the same reason they don’t like to be reversed in a bore until they make it out the other end and the bristles can be folded the other direction going back in.

A 9mm brush would be about right.

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Do not see too many Head Seps on .223 ?
Usually on a .308 Case.
.223 usually has Expanding Primer Pockets

Just an Observation.
Let us know how you got it out?

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Direction probably wouldn't matter much, but not a tool commonly used, also wouldn't have to use a drill thread by hand till it digs into the brass. A set of vice grips to pull out.
 
Why would the direction of the twist matter here? The case is not threaded into the chamber.
And I personally wouldn’t get a spinning drill bit anywhere near the chamber of any firearm I cared about.

I've also found left twist to grab better than standard twist bits. Of course I mostly use those to remove broken exhaust bolts.
 
cleaning rod with a bore brush, bore brush with a patch wrapped around it, or several cleaning patches. go from the muzzle end and push the brass out.
 
I guess I have been unlucky, in that I have had almost every problem to solve and not always plenty of money to dump into a solution but time to figure one out. ;)
That's half lucky, time is precious . I have problems but zero time and even less money... Children are wonderful but they require every bit of time, money and sanity.
 
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