Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Gunsmithing Help removing a separated case from a Remington model 700 ??

I picked up a very nice late-60's Remington 700 BDL in 7mm Rem Mag. I got it cheap because the dealer said it wouldn't chamber a round. I took my chances and bought the rifle. I have experience with crowning, bedding, triggers, etc.. But I had to back up and punt on this problem. Any ideas? I've tried using a cleaning from the muzzle end to push it out. It just slides right past the casing. Any help would be appreciated. I'll check the headspacing as soon as I get the case out.

How are you at making a chamber cast? Carefully push a patch from the muzzle end towards the chamber and stop when it's about where the throat would be. Pour a little Cerrosafe into the chamber and knock it out, "carefully", so as not to damage the crown.

i had a couple of seperated cases in my 300 win. mag.
i took the bolt out took my shotgun rod with a 12ga. bristle brush shoved it into the separated case and jerked it back out,2or 3 times that iknow of.

I just tried the 12 gauge shotgun bristle brush and it did not work. I dont have any cerrosafe on hand.

How about using lead instead of cerrosafe?

I have used the plastic anchors that you use in walls to hang pictures etc. you will need a long screw to expand the petals in the stuck case. I cut threads on a rod about 14 inches long and put double nuts on the outboard end so I could turn it with a wrench or socket. When the anchor is expanded pull on the rod and the case usually comes out.

Carl

ok,try some wd-40 or liquid wrench in the back of the chamber and try the 12ga. brush again, when i done mine i shoved the brush into the neck of the case so the brisles would have more to catch hold of. midway or brownells make stuck case removers. good luck, let the penatrater set for a while .muzzle down.

Order some Cerrosafe and follow Malm's advise. BTDT.

put it in your freezer for a day or so then run hot water over outside of chamber. run a tight brush down the barrel from muzzle and it will fall out most of the time.

Forget the lead, get yourself some Cerrosafe. It will come in handy later anyway.

I have used the deep freeze method before. I also used a small propane torch to cook out any oil or grease first. After the heat I did an over night in the deep freeze and then a bore snake or brush while the barrel was warming. kwg

The nice thing about Cerrosafe is it melts below 190F so if you mess up you don't have to cook anything to get it out. You can make a plug in the case out of epoxy resin but if you goof you've got more of a problem.

I think that I've posted this before, but here it goes again.

Use automotive body putty, and no I don't mean bondo. Automotive body putty is purchased in a box of strips from the various people in your area that sell paint and painting supplies to auto body shops. It comes in a box, and cosists of ropes about 1/4 inch in diameter, and 8 inches long. It is packed in layers (about 4 or 5) with wax paper between them so that layers don't stick together. Body putty is stuck in the seams of your car like where the floor pan meets the firewall, and then painted over. It is very sticky and seems oily. I also use it for a filler when glass bedding. It reminds me of an old fashioned home weather striping product that was called Mortite.

Wipe out the stuck case's inside with a clean, dry patch, and plug a wad of body putty into it. Push the case out with a blut ram rod from the muzzle.

A few years back Brownells awarded me a chit for submitting the info as a "Gunsmith Kink." I guess they still want to sell separated case extractors. I sent them some to play with, and a copy of the box. You figure. Maybe they just don't want to stock it. My current box happens to be made by 3M. A box cost about $8.00. Buy a box and split it with a friend....

I carry a pill bottle with wad of it in my range gear, and think it would be a great asset to take on a hunt away from home. Hint. Hint.

It workds great with my over used Guide Gun 45/70 cases.

Can do the same thing with epoxy putty stick, the kind that comes in a plastic tube. There's 5 minute and 15 minute, get the 15 minute. Cut off about half an inch and knead it to mix it, then roll it between your palms to get a cylinder slightly smaller than the inside of the case. Put the epoxy into the case and push in with a cut off pencil, or something similar of the right diameter and length. You'll feel some resistance when the putty hits the case shoulder and deforms to fill the case. Stop and let it set up, then put a cleaning rod in from the muzzle and pop the case out.