Trust Yourself, Colt Officer near DISASTER

[Mark_Mark]

]Picked up my 7.5” Colt Officer Model today. And it when straight to the rage for a review. What did I have in my range bag. … Mid-Range .38 HBWC! let’s review.

7 shots in, Pow-Pluk … Didn’t see a bullet impact. Unloaded the cylinder and WOW! the bullet didn’t make it out.

trust your Spider tingles

Now How the heck do I remove that from the Muzzle end???

 

[trackskippy]

Sux to be you.

Chuck it up in a vise and get the rod and hammer out. Id take the cylinder off first too.

Squibs in revolvers suck as there's only one way out. Best ones are closest to the cylinder. The only thing worse than that is, if the nose of the bullet is just poking out.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Sux to be you.

Chuck it up in a vise and get the rod and hammer out. Id take the cylinder off first too.

Squibs in revolvers suck as there's only one way out. Best ones are closest to the cylinder. The only thing worse than that is, if the nose of the bullet is just poking out.

Wonder whatda happened if I lit off another round? might have just popped up

 

[CajunBass]

I use an old shotgun cleaning rod and tap it out gently. The "female" end of the rod will slip over the end of the bullet and hold it in place. Then gentle taps with a light hammer. I've never even used a vise, but I've never had one stuck that far out. Usually they're stuck down by the forcing cone. Put a couple of drops of oil on the bullet first and let it soak ln for a blt.

 

[Show Me]

Captian obvious here. Cast is so much easier then you may have just slugged the barrel. And you could have bulged your barrel.

 

[CajunBass]

That looks like a Berry's Bullet. They mostly lead with thin copper "plate" over it. They're not very hard to remove. Still, I sure wouldn't try to "shoot it out." I've heard of people doing it, but I've heard of people surviving a bail-out without a chute too.

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

I keep an old cleaning rod section and an old long cleaning rod in my vehicle. For when that happens on the range.

 

[Mark_Mark]

That looks like a Berry's Bullet. They mostly lead with thin copper "plate" over it. They're not very hard to remove. Still, I sure wouldn't try to "shoot it out." I've heard of people doing it, but I've heard of people surviving a bail-out without a chute too.

Berry Bullet!

 

[Mark_Mark]

I keep an old cleaning rod section and an old long cleaning rod in my vehicle. For when that happens on the range.

I’ll eventually get it out, not my 1st squib, just never had one this far down the barrel

 

[243winxb]

Solid Brass rods cut in different lengths, to move bullet towards the forcing cone. Barrel held in a padded vice. Hammer it out is small steps.

There is a thread on here, how to remove a Bore Snake some where. The brass rods, only thing that worked.

Edit/add- As said below "use brass rods close to the bore diameter"

 

[trackskippy]

Ive had a couple out towards the end, with one poking about a third out. Not enough to get a hold of and when you start to hammer it back, it wants to mushroom if you arent careful. Im just glad I don't like long barreled revolvers too.

I use brass rods close to the bore diameter with a heavy hammer. No wood, aluminum, etc.

Personally, Id chuck it up in a vise. Especially with it that far out. It makes things a lot easier and less chance of damaging the gun. I would take the cylinder off too, or its going to beat things up as you pound it out.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Ive had a couple out towards the end, with one poking about a third out. Not enough to get a hold of and when you start to hammer it back, it wants to mushroom if you arent careful. Im just glad I don't like long barreled revolvers too.

I use brass rods close to the bore diameter with a heavy hammer. No wood, aluminum, etc.

Personally, Id chuck it up in a vise. Especially with it that far out. It makes things a lot easier and less chance of damaging the gun. I would take the cylinder off too, or its going to beat things up as you pound it out.

I can’t find my brass rod! ordering one from Amazon now

 

[trackskippy]

Cut a short one to start that.

 

[Mark_Mark]

$12! will be worth it!

 

[Mark_Mark]

Cut a short one to start that.

I do have a Black Powder Bullet starter!

 

[Mark_Mark]

Ive had a couple out towards the end, with one poking about a third out. Not enough to get a hold of and when you start to hammer it back, it wants to mushroom if you arent careful. Im just glad I don't like long barreled revolvers too.

I use brass rods close to the bore diameter with a heavy hammer. No wood, aluminum, etc.

Personally, Id chuck it up in a vise. Especially with it that far out. It makes things a lot easier and less chance of damaging the gun. I would take the cylinder off too, or its going to beat things up as you pound it out.

I have pads on my vice. Just chuck it up there

 

[243winxb]

brass rods close to the bore diameter

This

 

[Mark_Mark]

This

I know it won’t but… A brass rod won’t damage the rifling on such a old gun. It’s like 100 yo metal!

 

[1KPerDay]

Who loaded the ammo

 

[ilmonster]

I picked up my brass rod(s) from Home Depot for cheap. Can't damage steel barrel with a brass rod. Glad it all worked out!

 

[Mark_Mark]

Who loaded the ammo

you’re just going to pick on me

 

[tightgroup tiger]

You need to pull the rest of the bullets in that batch. You may have a double charge lurking in there somewhere. That would be much worse than having to drive the bullet out of your barrel. They usually accompany a squib, especially if loaded on a progressive. That's the scary part.

 

[243winxb]

A brass rod won’t damage the rifling on such a old gun

I guess its possible? My 70s Colt Trooper was very soft when compared to my M28. At lease the frame metal under the grips.

 

[Mark_Mark]

You need to pull the rest of the bullets in that batch. You may have a double charge lurking in there somewhere. That would be much worse than having to drive the bullet out of your barrel. They usually accompany a squib, especially if loaded on a progressive. That's the scary part.

Alright! there’s only like 40 left in that lot. I don’t think it was a squib. They are mid-range loads (had in my bag) that were load way down for a S&W 52-2. I just think they were not powerful enough to exit the 7.5” barrel.

load data: 3.1 grain HP-38 - 158 Berry HBWC

but, I’m pulling them, they bearly cycle the 52-2 slide

 

[1KPerDay]

I don’t think it was a squib.

By definition it was a squib. And you said above it wasn't your first squib. I'm not going to pick on you, particularly because you noticed before you shot more after you stuck a bullet. But you might want to go over your reloading procedures. And now you know why everyone said plated Berry's HBWC are NOT THE SAME as typical soft/swaged lead HBWC with thin skirts. They need significantly more powder.