Bullet stuck in Handi-Rifle??

[L1A1Rocker]

As long as it's just ONE bullet in the barrel you'll be fine. It happens more often than you think. Good advice already listed on what to do. I think the best advice is using 5 inch sections of wooden dowel - that way your not hammering down on a long dowl sticking out the barrel.

You only destroy a barrel when you have multiple bullets stuck. In that case when you hammer on the fist bullet, it results in wedging in the following bullets. THAT's a problem. You should be able to get your rifle back in working order with no problems.

[Outsydlooknin]

Ive stuck 223 subsonics in my 16 inch bolt gun .... I took a brass cleaning rod and cut the ends off where it was threaded and I use it ... always drive the bullet out thru the muzzle ... dont want to mess up the crown

[threehundred]

I have used CORRECT size, as in equal to bore diameter, wood dowels a few times.

This was with copper jacketed bullets which ride on top of the rifling lands. Removal was a lot easier than I anticipated.

But if you were using over sized bullets, like I do with lead projectiles, and you feel you are not comfortable with a wood dowel, I would then go with brass rod, even though they are much harder to acquire.

Just take your time, your barrel will be just fine.

[rebel]

OP, out of curiosity, describe your squib load. I have a Handi on the way and have posted this question in Handloading. I need to know how light is to light? My calculations are for a 200 grain Lapua-4.5 grains of TB Max, if loaded as short as my AR loads.

[Gunner220]

also you want to use some sort of lubricant both in front of and behind the stuck bullet.

[bangbangping]

also you want to use some sort of lubricant both in front of and behind the stuck bullet.

+1 Liberally coating the bore with grease definitely helps.

[Weldorone]

I was using 6 grns of Trail Boss. With a Barnes 200 grn HP. I tried everything listed here with no joy, the had a local gun smith work on it he gave up and now I am waiting for a return label from H&R. They will fit a new barrel for me.

[L1A1Rocker]

I was using 6 grns of Trail Boss. With a Barnes 200 grn HP. I tried everything listed here with no joy, the had a local gun smith work on it he gave up and now I am waiting for a return label from H&R. They will fit a new barrel for me.

Oh man, I'm sorry to hear this. I've never heard of a single bullet getting that stuck before. Is is possible that there are two in there?

Here's a rather famious cross section of multiple bullets stuck. The shooter was shooting into a soft backstop and never realized that the bullets were not coming out the barrel.


Will it be possible to get the barrel back and cut a crossection to see what happened? IIRC the person that filled his barrel with bullets made a shadow box display of it.

[Dolomite_Supafly]

Did you stick a single bullet or multiples?

I cannot imagine a single bullet needing to be sent back. I hve literally stuck dozens of bullets in the bore, not at the same time, and got everyone out. I even stuck 3 bullets right behind each other and cleared the bore.

If you can get the old barrel back I would like to buy it.

[dead-bird]

Unless they are going to cover the barrel replacement under warranty, just send in the frame. Keep the barrel.

It's easy enough, using a cleaning rod to determine if there's more than one bullet in there, and where it is.

If it's only one, there's no reason it can't be removed.