Retrieving bore brush fm fixed breech ML
03-06-2013, 02:40 AM
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Spike
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Retrieving bore brush fm fixed breech ML
Had this happen yesterday. Some might find it useful:
While cleaning my .54 Deerstalker, the brush broke off in the bore. Brand new TC brush; snapped on first stroke when I went to pull it out.
Realized a metal tube that fit inside the bore could capture the brush, but didn't have anything long enough. Did have an empty .338 Win Mag. case that I found would just fit inside a .54 bore.
Cut off the case's bottleneck at the wide end and drilled out the primer pocket with a #11 drill. Found a 1/2" 10-32 phillips head screw lying on the bench, dropped that in the case, and jiggled it around until the threaded portion dropped through the reamed out primer hole. Stuck a screwdriver in the open end of the case and attached the case to my range-rod using the 10-32 screw.
Ran this contraption down bore, forced the open end of the case over the brush and pulled up. Brush came out easily on the first try.
The 338 case is too fat for a .50, but a 30-06 or 270 case should work...would've probably worked in the .54, too.
While cleaning my .54 Deerstalker, the brush broke off in the bore. Brand new TC brush; snapped on first stroke when I went to pull it out.
Realized a metal tube that fit inside the bore could capture the brush, but didn't have anything long enough. Did have an empty .338 Win Mag. case that I found would just fit inside a .54 bore.
Cut off the case's bottleneck at the wide end and drilled out the primer pocket with a #11 drill. Found a 1/2" 10-32 phillips head screw lying on the bench, dropped that in the case, and jiggled it around until the threaded portion dropped through the reamed out primer hole. Stuck a screwdriver in the open end of the case and attached the case to my range-rod using the 10-32 screw.
Ran this contraption down bore, forced the open end of the case over the brush and pulled up. Brush came out easily on the first try.
The 338 case is too fat for a .50, but a 30-06 or 270 case should work...would've probably worked in the .54, too.
