JOHN BOY Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Help bore snake with a small bit of cloth stuck in 223 rifle any advise. how stupid i no!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 If the rope has snapped I would the only way is to rod it out (best of British and good luck) .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHN BOY Posted June 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 rope is still ok but so tight. don,t want to pull tho in case it snaps will roding it out damage the barrel ,thought the best thing to do is stop and as for help before i make it worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingnewport Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Just go for gold and pull hard. mines tight in my .223 bloody hurts my hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Stand on the cord, I have to do that with my 12bore snake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imissalot Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Did once with the SLR 7.62 used to much cloth and it got stuck ,thought **** army going to hang me lol I poured some oil down drenched the cloth out it slipped lesson learned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHN BOY Posted June 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 standing on it and not move a inch, gona soak it in oil again from both ends and try again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHN BOY Posted June 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 No joy is it worth leaving it and a trip to the gunsmiths , anyone no the cost to get one out ,feel like a right tool now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedster Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Remove the barrel and action from the stock, nuke a damp tea towel in the microwave for a couple of mins, wrap it around the barrel where the obstruction is and leave it for a bit. Have a good tug.... then maybe kick some doors in. Good luck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHN BOY Posted June 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Thanks for all the help guys, this thing is stuck and not going anywhere fast, my own fault wrapped a bit of cloth will oil on to the end of the bore snake must have got scrunched up as it went through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Put rod in and push pull string at same time. If it don't work, have a good cry and take to gunsmith Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHN BOY Posted June 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 CRYING as we speak ,Only other think i can think is off is a chemical that would disolve the patch so i could pull whats left out ,but not having a clue what is safe and what is not for the barrel i think i should leave it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 (edited) got it !!!! stick a round in put a pair of glasses on and pull the trigger , make sure theres noone in 3 miles of you though if you dont post again we will no it didnt work so problem solved either way its a win win situation if you dont want to do that eat 10 weetabix and get it pulled you girl its gone in so its gotta come out , if it dont bring it over here im sure my beefy biceps will win ... Edited June 16, 2013 by delburt0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Could try fishing for it with an adapted wire coat hanger fashioned into a barbed harpoon, snack away at from behind the blockage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Hello Johnboy - Hello Johnboy are you reading us, Over. Your fault Delburt0 - He's gone and done what you said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Hello Johnboy - Hello Johnboy are you reading us, Over. Your fault Delburt0 - He's gone and done what you said. oooooooooooooooooooooooops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHN BOY Posted June 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 still hear guys, gunshop tommorow guys its stuck and i mean stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 still hear guys, gunshop tommorow guys its stuck and i mean stuck. thank god for that im not sure if basc would have covered this, good luck tommorow but im sure you will only cringe when they hammer it to death with a rod, please post the outcomings Could try fishing for it with an adapted wire coat hanger fashioned into a barbed harpoon, snack away at from behind the blockage. have you rang dynorod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldwanderer Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 wonder if an air line would blast it out (back the way it went in) I've got one but it's a bit of a trek for you just to try, maybe a local garage could oblige? If it were me, I think I'd be off to b&q or similar for a length of 5mm brass or alu bar, then it'd be a careful tap fest with a plastic hammer (mind the crown but alu or brass, being considerably softer than steel, you should be fine), Might be worth cutting it down so it's not so bendy / springy but long enough to get the job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timb Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 I had a similar problem years ago,nothing worked and in desperation I took the barrel into the local school to see the metalwork teacher. He took a length of 5mm brass rod and fashioned a cutting edge on the tip using a bench grinder. Then very careful drilling through the obstruction, which took ages but left the bore undamaged. I had rodded the oily rag so much it had gone solid. Not sure how to make the cutting edge on the rod, but doubtless someone here will. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldwanderer Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 I had a similar problem years ago,nothing worked and in desperation I took the barrel into the local school to see the metalwork teacher. He took a length of 5mm brass rod and fashioned a cutting edge on the tip using a bench grinder. Then very careful drilling through the obstruction, which took ages but left the bore undamaged. I had rodded the oily rag so much it had gone solid. Not sure how to make the cutting edge on the rod, but doubtless someone here will. Good luck. Just cut it at a shallow angle to make a nasty point I'd guess; that spinning should quite happily chew the wooly stuff up but, personally I'd consider it a last resort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx10mike Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 i would rather do it myself with plenty of oil and a soft alloy rod as suggested minding that crown.who cares more about your barrel you or you gun smith?there are smiths and shop owners and a big difference.if its a good smith with a good rep its your call.could be a good time to buy a rod and just keep tapping money better spent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 I bought a bore snake for my mossberg 410 pump, it too felt too tight, so thankfully never bothered using it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livefast123 Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 (edited) Go to your local friendly petrol station tonight with gun in the boot, then locate the airline and pretend to pump your spare up, instead attaching the airline to the end of your barrel......pull the trigger and job done. My bore snakes are bloody tight in .22 and 12g, I have to stand on the end to get them through..........you could always try a round with just a primer.... Edited June 16, 2013 by Livefast123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Heat the barrel up with a hair dryer for a while and then try to pull it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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