How to get rounds out of belt

Samari Jack · Apr 14, 2011

I bought a can of 308 in a belt (brass, NATO, non-corrosive, etc). Other than finding a buddy with the appropriate instrument to shoot them out, what is the best way to save my fingers to dislodge the mothers.

Tirod · Apr 14, 2011

Aside from the rare and expensive delinker, a small stick and a pair of gloves. Grab the belt and rotate it up with the open part of the link to the operating hand. Grab the stick, put the thumb on the end, and push against the base of the cartridge with the side of the end.

Sit in the direction you want the bullet to safely travel.

It's just a lot of handwork. About 45-60 rounds a minute, but keeping the pace up for half an hour is tough.

gathert · Apr 14, 2011

Its pretty tedious. My rifle instructor for a college class once replaced all the bullets in a mini gun chain with tracers back in Vietnam. Said it took him and his friends all day to do, and boy did the helicopter pilot get a big surprise :evil:

Samari Jack · Apr 14, 2011

Ugh!! Might not have been such a good deal after all. Sounds like a good rainy day project.

Thanks for the suggestion.

erazor55 · Apr 14, 2011

308 - belt

I bought some of the same from J&G around a year and a half ago. Once you get going, it isn't too bad.

zoom6zoom · Apr 14, 2011

I have a special tool for it.

Samari Jack · Apr 14, 2011

zoom6zoom said:
I have a special tool for it.

Yeeh, that is what I need!!!

I took a 3/8" dowel rod about 6 " long and ground the end down to about 28 cal. Worked good. I can't believe how strong the metal clip is that holds the bullet in place.

I'm trying to decide whether to keep the brass or not. I have a Dillon 550B but only have pistol dies. Plan to get a 308 die/set when I get enough brass. I had heard the primer pocket is different on military brass. I suppose I could save it for now.

Right now I only have a EOTech on my Rock River 308. Need a quality scope before any improvement in accuracy is needed. These leftovers were less than equalivent of $8.00 a box of 20 and are good enough to keep the neighbors on edge at my "range" out back of my house.

rcmodel · Apr 14, 2011

Put on a pair of leather gloves.
Now use the whole belt as a handle to push bullet tips against a wooden workbench edge, one at a time.

You can set a bucket or trash can under the bench edge to catch the ammo & links as they fall apart.

rc

50 cal · Apr 14, 2011

I also have the special de linking tool made by browning. Kinda loud though.

grumpy66 · Apr 14, 2011

I chucked a drift punch into my drill press, made a jig for the rounds to sit in, and went to pushin'.

Live rounds dropped through the table into a coffee can, links just fell to the side.

AlexanderA · Apr 14, 2011

The .30 BMG pictured uses links that you have the pull the rounds out of backwards to unlink. For .308 links, it's easier to push the rounds out forwards (that's the way it normally works in the gun).

zoom6zoom · Apr 14, 2011

Well, it depends on the links. My 1919 can use .30-06 (as pictured) or .308, they use the same links. If they are on M60 links, I believe that's the push type.

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