Major Problem Advice Needed

[DarrellS]

Against my better judgement I loaned my 6.8 AR to a friend. Somehow or other he managed to put a 22-250 in the magazine and drop the bolt severly wedging the live case in the chamber. I have tried to GENTLY extract it without success. Any ideas?

[Bowtech38]

Wooden dowel rod down the barrel and tap it out maybe.

[TxAg]

Have him write you a check

[TWP]

Get new friends????

[DarrellS]

Get new friends????

Bad thing is that this guy is very good with firearms. I think it was one of those freak accidents that could have been avoided by having one type of ammo on the bench at a time.

Have him write you a check

If it has to go to a gunsmith he's footing the bill.

[glocker]

I vote dowel rod

[DocHolliday]

Dowel rod for sure,

If you are not comfortable tapping on it or it doesn't come with light tapping, you can rig up a rubber band or two over the top of the dowel to keep pressure on the rod and leave it over night. Had it happen once when I was a kid and got a 28ga shell mixed in with my 20s.

[hellbndr23]

How deeply did it seat? Have you tried mortaring the rifle, could you take the barrel off and get a little better access?

[DarrellS]

How deeply did it seat? Have you tried mortaring the rifle, could you take the barrel off and get a little better access?

It seated pretty deep. About 1/2 inch of case sticking out the chamber.

[LWolken]

I would drip some oil down the barrel first and let it soak then try tapping it out with a dowel rod.

[dustoffer]

Remove the barrel and then run some penetrating oil down the bore (I recommend Kroil) and all around the case at the chamber mouth. Let it sit and soak overnight and try to remove the stuck cartridge, If not successful, get the hair dryer put on hottest setting, and warm up the chamber area for several minutes, rotating the barrel. The heat will make the chamber "expand" slightly, hopefully enough to remove the stuck cartridge. If that doesn't work--it's 'smith time.

[Ruark]

Spray a spoonful of PB Blaster down the barrel, let it sit overnight. Then try GENTLY tapping it out with a dowel rod. But be careful. You CAN ignite a primer by striking it from the inside. I know, I did it once and blew a hole through my hand.

If you can, gunsmith. Hope it didn't damage your chamber.

[dclifton]

i agree lock the bolt back and tap it out with a dowel rod

[trophy8]

Grab the bolt handle. Slam the butt stock on the ground. It won't hurt it. It won't fire that way. If that doesn't work, then dry the rod. If all else fails? Take it apart.

[Tommyh]

collapse the buttstock before striking it on the ground if you try that. The boltface shouldnt have wrapped around the lip, but you can see it if it did by the amount you say is stuck in the chamber.

Since this is a 6.8, i am assuming you have a gas block and not a front sight base, right?