groundhog34
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We were cleaning a very dirty rifle and a piece of cloth came off the rod and is firmly stuck in the barrel. Any ideas how to desolve it or get it out?. Maybe some weak acid poured down the barrel, but I really don't know.
Cloth stuck in barrel
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Auburn1992
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Have your tried using a borebrush to make it come out?
DO NOT TRY TO USE ACID TO GET THE CLOTH OUT IT WILL DESTROY YOUR BARREL!!!!!!!
why don't you just take apart a live round NO bullet NO gunpowder just a primer and a casing and "shoot it out" DO NOT USE A LIVE ROUND. BULLET CASING POWDER AND PRIMER YOU BARREL WILL EXPLODE
why don't you just take apart a live round NO bullet NO gunpowder just a primer and a casing and "shoot it out" DO NOT USE A LIVE ROUND. BULLET CASING POWDER AND PRIMER YOU BARREL WILL EXPLODE
Birdhunter1
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Have you tried soaking it in oil an pushing it out with a rod and jag?
Yeah, do not use acid. Acids will eat away at the metal which is a definite no-no. Burning it out or pushing it out would probably work best.
Maybe put a small bit of kerosene down the barrel and light it. The cloth will slowly burn and allow you to push it out when it does.
I have never done this but I do not see how it could hurt at all, as long as you don't set anything else on fire. Hoppes #9, by the way, is kerosene based, and these temps will be lower than any temps reached by a round going off.
Maybe put a small bit of kerosene down the barrel and light it. The cloth will slowly burn and allow you to push it out when it does.
I have never done this but I do not see how it could hurt at all, as long as you don't set anything else on fire. Hoppes #9, by the way, is kerosene based, and these temps will be lower than any temps reached by a round going off.
jackdanson
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Don't try to burn it out.... it won't work... ask me how I know... soak in oil, push with brush.
Claude Clay
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what caliber? length of plumbers snake, fiddle with the end using pliers and a file and a low speed drill turning in the 'out' direction of the rifleing.
rcmodel
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You can't light a fire down the hole in a stopped up rifle barrel!
The fire will go out due to lack of oxygen before it ever gets started.
Knock it out with a closely fitted flat end cleaning rod jag, or brass rod.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=193225
You didn't bother to say what kind of rifle it is, but a .22 RF will not have enough primer to shoot it out like N1150X suggested.
A center-fire might.
I also liked the air compressor suggestion from NeoSpud.
Sure worth a try!
rcmodel
The fire will go out due to lack of oxygen before it ever gets started.
Knock it out with a closely fitted flat end cleaning rod jag, or brass rod.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=193225
You didn't bother to say what kind of rifle it is, but a .22 RF will not have enough primer to shoot it out like N1150X suggested.
A center-fire might.
I also liked the air compressor suggestion from NeoSpud.
Sure worth a try!
rcmodel
Larry E
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If you try to shoot it out there's a possibility that you could bulge the barrel. I'd try oiling the cloth then driving it out with a sturdy rod that fits the bore pretty closely. It will likely require a lot of tapping, so don't try to knock it out with one whack. Lots of small(ish) taps with a hammer or chunk of wood.
W.E.G.
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In order to burn a stuck patch out of a rifle barrel, you apply heat to the EXTERIOR of the barrel.
When the area adjacent to the obstruction is red-hot, the obstruction will be turned to cinders.
Indeed, there is no feasible way to INSERT fire into the barrel in such a way to destroy an obstruction.
If you have some good reason for not wanting to put a torch on the barrel, you can obtain a brass rod of just under the diameter of the bore, and pound the living heck out of the rod in hopes that the obstruction will be freed. That usually works - although a torch is usually much easier to come by than a brass rod of sufficient length and correct diameter.
When the area adjacent to the obstruction is red-hot, the obstruction will be turned to cinders.
Indeed, there is no feasible way to INSERT fire into the barrel in such a way to destroy an obstruction.
If you have some good reason for not wanting to put a torch on the barrel, you can obtain a brass rod of just under the diameter of the bore, and pound the living heck out of the rod in hopes that the obstruction will be freed. That usually works - although a torch is usually much easier to come by than a brass rod of sufficient length and correct diameter.
mpmarty
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Why not take a thin piece of wire and poke it through the cloth repeatedly tearing small bits at a time until the cloth is out?
Groundhog must be given credit for asking. Others would have ruined the rifle trying to do something stupid. And believe me, sometimes humans can come up with some pretty stupid ideas.
Take great care not to ruin the rifling in the barrel. Use a wood dowel, aluminum or brass cleaning rod, or a steel cleaning rod that has a vinyl coating to protect the bore.
In many cases, you tap the rod clean through the cloth plug. But that's OK because it helps loosen the plug up. Lubrication is always helpful.
Just go slow, tap on the rod, and be careful of the rifling in the bore.
Take great care not to ruin the rifling in the barrel. Use a wood dowel, aluminum or brass cleaning rod, or a steel cleaning rod that has a vinyl coating to protect the bore.
In many cases, you tap the rod clean through the cloth plug. But that's OK because it helps loosen the plug up. Lubrication is always helpful.
Just go slow, tap on the rod, and be careful of the rifling in the bore.
General Geoff
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wooden dowel, rubber mallet. The end 
Golden Hound
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+1. Use a mallet and tap it through very slowly.
A deadblow plastic mallet and your cleaning rod will tap it out. Never, ever stick a hardwood dowel in your barrel and start hitting it or you will end up with wedged wood obstructing access to the original obstruction. It's not really necessary to go into how I came by that particular pearl of wisdom.
Claude Clay
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phaser. as in-- Mr Scott, I need full power....NOW
plumbers helper (post 9)has never failed me or friends.
plumbers helper (post 9)has never failed me or friends.
younganddumb
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why not the airgun idea I've done some pretty amazing stuff with an air gun
W.E.G.
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If that were the case, then every rifle with a silver-soldered muzzle brake, produced between 1994 and 2004 must be ruined.
In case you didn't know, silver solder won't melt or bond unless you get the parts red hot (~1100 degrees).
CYANIDEGENOCIDE
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air compressor is a nice thought but if you can't push it out with a cleaning rod you won't move it with a compressor.
The few times i have had this happen my solution has been put some motor oil down the barrel then attack from the opposite end with a wooden dowel and a rawhide mallet.
Once when I really screwed up I had to use a packing puller its like a cork screw on steroids, check it out http://www.advancedgasket.com/pages/tooling/pullers.htm
The few times i have had this happen my solution has been put some motor oil down the barrel then attack from the opposite end with a wooden dowel and a rawhide mallet.
Once when I really screwed up I had to use a packing puller its like a cork screw on steroids, check it out http://www.advancedgasket.com/pages/tooling/pullers.htm
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