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October 23rd, 2009, 03:08 PM #1Junior Member
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Bullet lodged in LCP barrel
Need help... Went to the range today with a friend to try his new Ruger LCP. First round was fine, second was a dud and only the primer fired lodging the bullet in the barrel. What is the best way to remove the lodged bullet? Any advise would be greatly appreciated, he had a real sad face...
P.S. This was new ammo, not a reload.
Thanks, Snubby 38
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October 23rd, 2009, 04:51 PM #5
Re: Bullet lodged in LCP barrel
I've also had luck using a piece of wooden dowel and gently tapping it out with a mallet.
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Re: Bullet lodged in LCP barrel
personally, i recommend going the other way.
hitting a hollow-point or soft point bullet on the nose may cause it to mushroom and get more stuck.
also, putting a rod down the muzzle end of the barrel is never a good idea, imho, as you risk nicking the crown.
i'd suggest field stripping the gun and driving the bullet out from the breech end (using a wooden dowel or brass rod).
but, ymmv, of course.F*S=k
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October 23rd, 2009, 05:41 PM #7
Re: Bullet lodged in LCP barrel
I am with LRT here. Pound that piece of lead the way it is meant to travel, from the chamber to the muzzle. That is the way the barrel is designed to handle traffic. It is just like you are cleaning the bore with a bronze brush, from chamber to muzzle. I am particular about my bores and remove the brush after passing it through the way described to avoid sending it the opposite direction. With my revolvers I carefully insert my bronze cleaning rod without the brush and screw in the brush from the forcing cone end so that the brush only travels the way bullets do.
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October 23rd, 2009, 06:11 PM #8
Re: Bullet lodged in LCP barrel
You go the direction of the shortest travel as first option, second option is to push back towards the chamber. Towards the chamber is less likely to fubar the chamber, especially the throat, when using a metal rod. Even though brass and aluminum are softer than the steel barrel, they can cause minute scratches and scars on the throat and leading edge of the rifling.
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October 23rd, 2009, 06:42 PM #10
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