removeing a squib

[garbler]

You don't say whether this stuck bullet is cast or jacketed or what caliber or gun ? Personally I would never hit a brass squib rod with one of my good nylon faced hammers unless I justed wanted ruin a good hammer face. A properly sized squib rod should be as close to bore diameter as possible to avoid further obturating or expanding the bullet or making a offset hit. A light hammer just makes the job more difficult. A good size hammer with weight, good fitting brass rod and a good whack with Kroil as stated will usually get things started. Remember banging a soft engraved bullet out backwards ( only way on a revolver ) means you are usually stripping lead across the lands which makes the first twist of rifling or two the hardest

Good luck

[tenthumbs]

Remove the cylinder if you can. I buggered up the aluminum frame on a 642 J frame smith because I tried without the gun secured.

This allowed the cylinder to move partially back into the frame while I pounded on my brass rod.

Steel is stronger than Aluminum and I'm an idiot. Fortunately I noticed and stopped to remove the cylinder before too much damage. I had Kroil on a shelf right in front of me and didn't think of that.

This was with an Xtreme plated bullet. FMJ may be harder to remove.

[ltcnav]

A friend bent the crane on a nice Python pounding out a squib! Highly recommend removing cylinder!

[travler]

thanks for all the help cyl was removed 45/70 in a b f r 10.5 barrel sqwib is removed there will not be any more reloads in this

[RifleGuy]

thanks for all the help cyl was removed 45/70 in a b f r 10.5 barrel sqwib is removed there will not be any more reloads in this

Don't give up on the reloads, but make better reloads! I've had a couple of 'oopsies' over 30 years of reloading, only one serious. It made me better. I still reload, but I absolutely trust nobody else's reloads.. .with the exception of the young lady with whom I shoot. I taught her to reload, and she is even more precise and paranoid than I am, so I trust her loads.

[MichMass]

After the leprosy outbreak business kind of fell off.

You sir are very entertaining. Green for you.

[AxlMyk]

thanks I will try wooden rod did not have much luck with brass rod

Why didn't a brass rod work? That's what I use. A 1/4" rod is always in my range pack, along with a stubby ballpeen hammer.

[Ol` Joe]

Why didn't a brass rod work? That's what I use. A 1/4" rod is always in my range pack, along with a stubby ballpeen hammer.

Maybe because a 0.25" rod wont fit down a 22 cal bore?

[garbler]

Maybe because a 0.25" rod wont fit down a 22 cal bore?

I guess I missed the fact this was a 22 bore and secondly in all my years I rarely ever saw a rimfire squib. Did somebody say 45-70 ?

[Jwade78]

Don't give up on the reloads, but make better reloads! I've had a couple of 'oopsies' over 30 years of reloading, only one serious. It made me better. I still reload, but I absolutely trust nobody else's reloads.. .with the exception of the young lady with whom I shoot. I taught her to reload, and she is even more precise and paranoid than I am, so I trust her loads.

Do you sell your reloads?

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