coloradokevin
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For the first time in my 30 years of shooting I've experienced a head-case separation with one of my rifles. The offending piece of brass is a Lapua .260 Remington case, and it was being fired in my Accuracy International AX rifle when it came apart.
The rifle appears to be fine, and I actually didn't even have any idea that it had happened until I tried to cycle the next round. Anyway, the back of the case pretty much fell out of the rifle, but everything forward of the case head is still in the chamber.
I'm not really sure what I need to do to remove this piece, as it has no place for the extractor to grab, and doesn't have anything I can tap on with a cleaning rod. Unless you looked closely you wouldn't even realize it was there!
Any ideas?
The rifle appears to be fine, and I actually didn't even have any idea that it had happened until I tried to cycle the next round. Anyway, the back of the case pretty much fell out of the rifle, but everything forward of the case head is still in the chamber.
I'm not really sure what I need to do to remove this piece, as it has no place for the extractor to grab, and doesn't have anything I can tap on with a cleaning rod. Unless you looked closely you wouldn't even realize it was there!
Any ideas?