I'm trying to help a friend who has a cb stuck in his Yugo M48 collector grade 8mm from an attempt to slug it. It's wedged in with wood dowel remains. Won't budge using a brass rod and 4 lb. hammer. Would it harm the nice barrel in any way to heat it up enough to melt the lead inside? Thanks in advance for any help.
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wineman; I agree with you 1oo percent and I also want to be several benches away too. I have gone all this time by being careful and will continue to be so. R D
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RD,there are not too many combinations that result in trouble, but a slightly shorter case and a fatter bullet are bad JuJu for sure. People always say that the USA made 8 mm is loaded down because of the bore diameter issues (please I am not opening up a can of worms) but my money is on the 30-06 and 7.92x57 mix up potential. If you put a Turk 8 mm round in a an 03 Springfield, I really want to be several benches away. Favor center and have fun.
Dave
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tturner53, you bet, post them. I had a good friend, now sadly gone, who had an 8mm 98 Mauser that shot little tiny groups with cast at 100 yds. Don't remember what kind of Mauser that it was anymore, though, I'm thinking that it was an M48
Don't have an 8mm myself but for the number of them that are out there, you never know. Always interested in this kind of stuff.
R. Dupraz
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tturner; I am very interested in any info you can post on the 8X57. I agree that it gets very poor coverage and I believe it is as good as our 06 or 308 (horrors and disrespect of those, no I have 3 of one and 2 of the other). Carry on
R D
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If anyone is interested I'll post progress reports on the 8mm project. This cartridge just don't get no respect. The guy is much younger than typical cb fans so this opportunity serves multiple purposes for me. Encourage a newbie and enjoy my hobby too. The gunsmith did say it took two hours and also slugged the barrel. His measurements came in at .313x.325. Chamber cast tomorrow in my garage-I've made every dumb mistake you can think of learning how to get a good chamber cast. Things I've learned-put the patch in for a plug, remove scope(still have Cerrosafe on that scope), remove action from stock(burned stock attempting to remove overfill)...I'm pretty good at it now but wow what a bunch of hair brained moves getting educated. He plans on getting a custom mold and sizer die.
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Shucks, I wanted to know how he did it but at that price it was less than 2 hours in most shops. My mind fails me again, can't remember the name. Most chamber cast metal will melt with a hair dryer. Good luck and good shooting.
R D
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You might want to supervise, or at least make sure the chamber has a nice oil film and there is a patch at the end of it. I would be a pain to get that stuff out of a barrel..>
Dave
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It's done and good to go. My friend got his M48 back, under $100 labor. He didn't ask how they did it.. Next we'll do a chamber cast, he's going to use the gun in cast bullet silhouette matches. Thanks again all for your interest and suggestions.
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Some of the finest examples of the American long rifle, both in workmanship and design, came from the southern mountains. Another passion of mine. And these were built by self taught common people that made due with what they had on hand at the time. Quite fascinating to me. Unlike some of the highly ornamented guns built by the famous gunsmiths, these rifles were elegant in their plainness. Much like the Hawken.
A great example of American ingenuity, selfreliance and craftmanship.
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Thanks RD for the reply. In How's book, he explains this process, only using a solid rod and then center drilling it for a drill. I always thought that the use of a hollow tube would be a better way as it would eliminate any drill concentricity problems. Useful info to file away just in case.
R. Dupraz
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The above link reminded me of one of my brighter moments with a nice old Rem 700 7mm mag. Forced the bolt shut on a live cb round. The brazed on bolt handle will not stay put when clobbered with a 2x4. When the gunsmith saw it he asked me if I took the safety off before clubbing the gun like a baby seal. The new bolt handle didn't match real good so I gave the thing to my nephew. He sold it.
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Been there and done that. Ruined an average M1905 S&W M&P in 32-20 after sticking a dowel in the barrel. The drill (by hand) was the way to go but you need something to protect the barrel from a drill that moves off center. Hollow brass rod would have worked, brake line etc. Start small and work to larger and larger bits. Always make sure the bit can not get off axis. They make long bits called “aircraft bits” that work nice. I still have one if you need it (it does have a checkered past though).
Dave
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Hope all goes well. For what it worth there a few other stuck bullet situations out there that make this one look like an easy fix, so to speak.
http://saubier.com/showthread.php?t=17847&highlight=stuck+%2B+bullet
On the lighter side, being a round ball is more or less a big “BB", we could start a baby, I mean BB pool for Tim. How long to fix? How much to fix? Or, cut the barrel off, recrown, and call it good. :wow:
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That would be interesting, Just curious about these kinds of things, Might Learn something besides, Thanks
RD
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I thought of trying to blow it out but was concerned about possibly bulging the barrel. The owner has left it with a good full service gunsmith. Hopefully I'll get a full report on how he clears it.
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All solutions refer to the stuck bullet but what about the remains of the wooden dowel that's split, mashed and wedged up tight against that bullet and bore?
RD
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