Shooting out a boresnake brush?

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I think the only thing we can all agree on is that we all want to hear how this saga ends! And I'm sure we all hope for it to end well....I know I do.
 
There is nowhere for me to go without bowing a brass rod from the chamber end.....the receiver needs to be removed and a hydraulic press used.

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The only way I can follow your advice (i.e. maximum 4 inches exposed) is to hammer the rod from the muzzle...hoping the rod does not bow in the flashhider which is 6cm.
 
Just let the rod extend a few inches past the back end of the receiver, not ideal, but it'll do.
A lot easier than trying to go from the muzzle end.
If it was a stuck 22 brush, I'd say go for it, but a 30 caliber brush jammed in there?, it might be done, but it would require some serious hammering to bend all those bristles back on the brush.
 
to clarify...you pulled a bore snake from the breech toward the muzzle. The string pulled off from the muzzle end. Removing the barrel from the receiver is an expensive but necessary option if you wish to drive the obstruction out from the breech. You have a means of continuing the pull from the muzzle end but lack sufficient leverage? Have you given thought to a slide hammer? Not having yet gone through this myself, it would seem that the results would be the same as pushing from the rear
 
Use a piece of tubing at the juncture of your rods.
If the rope broke off pretty close to the brush I would go from the muzzle, those bristles will bend back around and you will have an easier time hammering.
 
Go back and read what Jim K said in post 55 again and try shooting it out. I have done this exact thing before myself. Did not work for me in a revolver for obvious reasons though.;) At this point you have nothing to loose as the lower charge and no projectile will not bulge the barrel. Then if it doesn't work go on to more aggressive means (you'll not have to though:)).

Ever ask how to stop hiccups? How many different home remedies do you want to hear that SHOULD work.:D
 
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SUCCESS!!! :D

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6 hours with a 800 gram hammer and repeatedly striking an insane amount of 4mm brass rods - (could not find 5mm anywhere) it all came out.

the aftermath

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My advice for those that find this with a google search is only brass rods and a hammer are necessary.

Thanks to all for the support/advice :)
 
Yup. If your going to use a .30 cal brush on a .22 use a rod and have a hammer handy.
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:evil: No, stay away from those miserable funky bore snakes.
People snap them off in a bore all the time, then have no clue how to go at getting it out.
Tough to get at the bore from the breech end?, get a proper muzzle guard to protect your crown and use it.
 
They are also available from Dillon.

And, the ad copy includes "...this product is popular with gunsmiths, ..."

Truth in advertising is rare. :)
 
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