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Tools and Uses => Reloading => Topic started by: Teichi on May 21, 2016, 06:35:58 PM

Title: Broken Shell Extraction
Post by: Teichi on May 21, 2016, 06:35:58 PM

Ran across this today. Case head separated and left half the shell in the chamber. Bottom half ejected and the bolt fed another cartridge into the broken shell. Bolt carrier had to be pried back with a screwdriver and ejected both the broken shell and cartridge.

Title: Re: Broken Shell Extraction
Post by: oldfart on May 21, 2016, 07:13:47 PM

So what are the particulars of that incident?

Title: Re: Broken Shell Extraction
Post by: Bushido on May 21, 2016, 07:16:48 PM

Yes details please.

Title: Re: Broken Shell Extraction
Post by: ren on May 21, 2016, 09:10:35 PM

SHooter next to me was in the rapid fire stage of the course.
Case split in half after extraction. One half of the case was stuck in the chamber and the next cartridge was chambered into the remaining case, hence the case over a case.

Title: Re: Broken Shell Extraction
Post by: Heavies on May 22, 2016, 01:18:08 PM

something similar happened to dmas once there as well.  The neck came off a previous round and the next got shoved in.  Put the rifle out of commission until he could get the small ring, which was the neck, out of the chamber. 

At least the rifle didn't chamber and fire like that!  :)