rdm1962 Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 I took my Marlin 336 (30-30) to the range this evening. When ejecting a fired round the case head separated. Anyone know a trick to remove the body of the case from the chamber? Thankfully it's needed in 4 weeks for Deer season. Thanks Ralph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gun nutty Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 If you can remove the bolt from the action: - Run a long cleaning rod from the rear of the action and let the front of it exit the muzzle. - thread an over-sized bronze brush (35 caliber?) onto the rod - slowly pull the rod and brush back That should grab the mouth of the case and pull it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar69 Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 I took my Marlin 336 (30-30) to the range this evening. When ejecting a fired round the case head separated. Anyone know a trick to remove the body of the case from the chamber? Thankfully it's needed in 4 weeks for Deer season. Thanks Ralph The 336 is a lever action, right? Run your empty cleaning rod down from the muzzle & with the bolt open, screw a cleaning brush on it that`s a little bigger then the case & pull it into the case. Know push it back out into the open bolt. The case will come out with it. Then unscrew the brush that`s in the case from the rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 I would occasionally get case head separations in my 22 Hornet Contender. Brought it to the gunsmith the first time and this is what he did: Take a 1/4" tap, screw it into the case, grab with pliers, came right out. Now I keep a 1/4" x 20 tap in my range box. Of course, 30 cal would require a bigger tap than 1/4", but otherwise, that's what I would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken98k Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 I would occasionally get case head separations in my 22 Hornet Contender. Brought it to the gunsmith the first time and this is what he did: Take a 1/4" tap, screw it into the case, grab with pliers, came right out. Now I keep a 1/4" x 20 tap in my range box. Of course, 30 cal would require a bigger tap than 1/4", but otherwise, that's what I would do. I had the same problem with a couple boxes of commercial reloads for my TC 223. I used the same fix also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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