belly47 Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 Evening all whilst out having a zero session on one of the farms I shoot, I was approached by an old boy of 84 who lives in one of the houses within the farm, he told me he had a problem with his old air rifle that he uses to shoot squirrels with. long story short, he had a pellet stuck in the barrel and when trying to rod it out he then managed to snap the brush off and it is now firmly lodged behind the pellet. I had my hmr rod with me and tried to get it out with no luck, used plenty of wd40 but no good. is there anything you guys can recommend to help the old boy out. he has had the rifle for over 40 years he said, in the picture you can just see the pellet stuck in the barrel. Really want to help him if I can thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 That should tap out using a length of welding rod orn similar . Try Rodding it out from the other way . Harnser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 Lead has a low melting point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manthing Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 You need a good solid set of rods, I have an ex arm sa80 set for this very job. Failing that a a piece of 5mm diameter timber rod and tap it back up the barrel. If you try to push it forward you'll tangle with the stump of the brush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy1950 Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 I would suggest using a brass or an aluminium rod, both can be purchased from B and Q. That`s a top of the range spring airgun for it`s day. One of my shooting pals has one which he uses more than his pcp and it would be a shame to damage the rifling. If you have access to a friends diving air bottle it may be possible, (with a bit of ingenuity) to give it a blast of compressed air. Make sure it`s pointing in a safe direction first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 35 minutes ago, Flyboy1950 said: I would suggest using a brass or an aluminium rod, both can be purchased from B and Q. That`s a top of the range spring airgun for it`s day. One of my shooting pals has one which he uses more than his pcp and it would be a shame to damage the rifling. I would go this route. Both the brass jag and pellet are softer than the barrel. If you could reach with a solder iron you could melt some if not all the pellet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belly47 Posted August 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 thanks for the advice, will get it off the fella tomorrow and have a proper play with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1066 Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 All good advice. I've had luck by using short sections of brass rod. A length of 5mm brass rod cut into three inch pieces, that way it's easier to tap to get it started and stops the rod trying to bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 I think that close to the muzzle .id posibly try and drill into the pellet with say a 3 mm bit .and then wind a thread into the pellet and pull it out . You may find a few in there not just one . A 4 inch wood screw should bite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.C Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 Was thinking the same @Ultrastu, bet there's more than 1 up the spout. Gentle drill in a hand chuck if you can see the pellet then tap the remains back out the way in went in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 (edited) If you go with a drill then wrap the whole of the drill in tape, just leave the cutting edge and enough to let cut metal run, it would help to build the tape so the drill just fits the bore. I would do it this way BUT with a hand drill, remember those you can then turn it very slowly. Edited August 27, 2018 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbaz Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 Hi I had a rubbish Logun S16 and managed to get a bunch of pellets stuck up the spout, I made a sort of corkscrew from a thin length of rod steel, I used a knife shaped needle file to cut a rough thread then wrapped electrical tape around to keep it central in the bore so as not to damage the bore if it ran off centre, It remove one and a half inches of jammed lead in three lumps! The business end Full rod with a bend to be able to screw it in to the lead. The blockage removed! I withdrew them from the muzzle end as it was impossible to get to the breech end but it did the job fine ? The gun looks to be a nice FWB sport- Worth sorting!! John ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remimax Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 had a friend bring a pre charge round which he had borrowed out there were that many pellets jammed in it had to remove the barrel and melt em out. tried every way with rods but was solid ,lead that came out made a slug about 3 inches long ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belly47 Posted August 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 thanks for all the advice, I took it to the gun shop today and they cleared it out, it had a few pellets and a bronze brush stuck down there. when the shop tried another pellet after they had cleared it, that too got stuck, so I returned it to the old boy and advised he needs to get it serviced as I imagine the spring could do with replacing and probably the seals too, surprisingly the shop don't do repairs but they gave me the number of a guy that does who is fairly local Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
243deer Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 If you do not get any joy locally, John Forsey in Welling has a really good air rifle smith and not too far up the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belly47 Posted August 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 20 minutes ago, 243deer said: If you do not get any joy locally, John Forsey in Welling has a really good air rifle smith and not too far up the road. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capital Bee Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 The piston seal will need replacing. They are notorious for going to pieces in the cylinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snipper Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 A nice classic air rifle .... will put a lot of new stuff to shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Belly47 Seeing as this has been revived, how did the repairs go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 yup im interested to........................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 well if the DEVIL Needs: Bash The FLUX off a WELDING ROD. Works every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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