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UtopiaTexasG19 · July 5, 2011, 07:39 PM

So what is the current wisdom of trying to extract part of a broken case left in the rifle chamber? I have only found one post so far in the archives touting a bent piece of wire but I wonder if a thin screwdriver bent 90 degrees right at the tip might be a bit more stout? Heating the tip first with a acetylene torch would let one bend just a tiny part of the tip. I've made similiar tools for rebuilding Ford Model T's and extracting parts fallen in places where the should not be!

July 5, 2011, 07:39 PM	#5
UtopiaTexasG19 Senior Member Join Date: July 3, 2011 Location: S.E. Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 743	So what is the current wisdom of trying to extract part of a broken case left in the rifle chamber? I have only found one post so far in the archives touting a bent piece of wire but I wonder if a thin screwdriver bent 90 degrees right at the tip might be a bit more stout? Heating the tip first with a acetylene torch would let one bend just a tiny part of the tip. I've made similiar tools for rebuilding Ford Model T's and extracting parts fallen in places where the should not be!