Extracting severed case from chamber?

[jski]

I have a Universal M1 Carbine that’s served me well lo these many years. I was firing some reloads using new Starline brass. On one shot the case obviously severed into 2 halves. The bottom half was ejected; the top half (about 1/2”) remains lodged in the chamber.

Now the obvious question is: how do I get that piece of brass out?

 

[entropy]

If you don't know the answer, bring it to a gunsmith.

 

[Rick in Iowa]

Same thing happened to me with my 357 Henry. I had to order a broken case extractor. A quick internet search brought this up.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QS5N786/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_ZkhZFbYR72PQS
I have no experience with this item specifically, but it looks like what I used to resolve my issue.

 

[LoonWulf]

run a bore brush just past the case, then pull it out. The bristles flipping over will usually grab, and pull the case out.

 

[mnrivrat]

I use a product sold by Brownell's called cerrosafe (s) it is a low temp metal that comes in bar form and used for chamber casting. Clean the area very well and plug the bore with a patch just forward of the front of the chamber. Melt enough of the material to fill about 1/2 of the chamber and pour it into the chamber. Let it cool, then use a cleaning rod from the muzzle end of the barrel to push the casting material out of the chamber area. The broken part of your brass case will come out along with the casting material.

 

[Project355]

Nobody has mentioned the cautions.... so I will.

DO NOT USE A SCREWDRIVER, POINTER, SCRIBE, CHISEL, ETC, ETC.....

Doing so will likely gouge, or at least scratch the chamber, and.... result in a mis-shapen case which will be tighter than before, and that my friends... is where the fun really begins.

if you call that sort of thging fun, that is.

 

[wiscoaster]

DO NOT USE A SCREWDRIVER, POINTER, SCRIBE, CHISEL, ETC, ETC.....

Well, to be more specific, may I add "....made from steel"?? I don't think using something made from a softer metal or some non-metallic material is going to hurt your bore.

That being said, if the brush trick doesn't work, the tool mentioned above is pretty cheap. Though if you have a good relationship with a gunsmith and done a fair amount of business there, he might just do such simple job (for him) as a freebie.

 

[edwardware]

Now the obvious question is: how do I get that piece of brass out?

As @LoonWulf said, with a brass brush. You want a brush sized for the chamber (probably larger than the bore); push it in and pull it out. Reversing the bristles will grab the soft brass case.

 

[entropy]

As @LoonWulf did, with a brass brush. You want a brush sized for the chamber (probably larger than the bore); push it in and pull it out. Reversing the bristles will grab the soft brass case.

From the breech.

I'd contact Starline-not to complain, but to let them know this happened.

 

[Project355]

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Well, to be more specific, may I add "....made from steel"?? I don't think using something made from a softer metal or some non-metallic material is going to hurt your bore.

True, but if you deform that case ... Gonna be hell tines a woman scorned to get out. You will invent curse words and phrases to make the meanest nastiest father raping biker blush!

 

[bk42261]

As far as using the "Brush technique" I would insert the brush into the chamber, and the (empty) rod (with a Bore Guide) from the muzzle, screw it into the brush, pull most of the way into the chamber, and push the broken piece back into the chamber.

 

[jmr40]

I've used a short pistol cleaning rod with a 35 or 40 caliber brush several times. Push in from the breach, pull back out. Sometimes I load a piece of brass one time too many and have had it happen a couple of times. I started carrying the brush in my range bag.

 

[wiscoaster]

.... You will invent curse words and phrases to make the meanest nastiest father raping biker blush!

I'm pretty good at that. Got even better after I started kitchen-table gunsmithing.

 

[Catpop]

I use a product sold by Brownell's called cerrosafe (s) it is a low temp metal that comes in bar form and used for chamber casting. Clean the area very well and plug the bore with a patch just forward of the front of the chamber. Melt enough of the material to fill about 1/2 of the chamber and pour it into the chamber. Let it cool, then use a cleaning rod from the muzzle end of the barrel to push the casting material out of the chamber area. The broken part of your brass case will come out along with the casting material.

I’ve done this many times through the years!

 

[jski]

Nobody has mentioned the cautions.... so I will.

DO NOT USE A SCREWDRIVER, POINTER, SCRIBE, CHISEL, ETC, ETC.....

Doing so will likely gouge, or at least scratch the chamber, and.... result in a mis-shapen case which will be tighter than before, and that my friends... is where the fun really begins.

if you call that sort of thging fun, that is.

There’s NO WAY I would use something made of anything but a “soft” metal.

 

[WestKentucky]

In a real pinch, I once took a bolt that would barely not fit inside of the brass but would clear the chamber and tried to thread the bolt into the soft brass case (.270 win, I think the bolt was metric, 10mm or some such. . The twisting motion popped it loose very easily. I suspect a tap would do the same and those have a better tapered lead. They are both hard metals though so extreme care would have to be taken and it would need to be done by hand only with no tools used.

 

[Project355]

There’s NO WAY I would use something made of anything but a “soft” metal.

Just dont deform that stuck case, please!

 

[Zygodactyl]

A broken case extractor is what I use. One made for the 30-06 or 308 should work. The one referenced on amazon is reversible and will work on both. I've also used it to clear a 303.