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<blockquote data-quote="RetCapt" data-source="post: 837844" data-attributes="member: 7102"><p>Oysters on the half shell are a menu item at many seafood places. Having a half shell in your 1911 breech is not good.</p><p></p><p>I was shooting the 1911 the other day when all of a sudden, the thing would no longer chamber any more rounds. Dang. I figgered I probably would hafta go back and run 'em thru the sizing die or such. Or perhaps I had the seating depth off... <img src="/images/smilies/censored.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored:" title="Censored :censored:" data-shortname=":censored:" /></p><p>Finished repelling the attacks of the paper monster with my .22 and went home. Disassembled the gun for cleaning, and I felt a strange resistance when running a patch near the breech end. Finally looked in there and found the forward half of a shell case. Wow! Usually the case fails lengthwise, but this was new to me...</p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>OK, so now what?</p><p></p><p>I tried to pry it out with a screwdriver blade. Tried to get a small knife tip in there. No go. </p><p></p><p>Finally figgered it out. <img src="/images/smilies/idea.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":idea:" title="Idea :idea:" data-shortname=":idea:" /> I went to Ace Hardware and bought an expanding bolt thingie. Cost me 59 cents. I set the thing to expand against the inside of the shell case. No go. Even wrapped the expanding end with some wet/dry sandpaper I had.</p><p></p><p>Next, I set the depth to have the expander legs hit just in front of the leading edge of the half shell case. Tightened the screw, and got a good lock on it. Used a dowel and hammer at the forward end, and had to tighten the bolt a bit, but the shell case finally came out with the proper use of applied physics.</p><p></p><p>Normal shell cases provided for reference... </p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>When I shine my bore light in either end, the breech and barrel appear to be fine and dandy. File this technique away in the brain for future use as needed...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RetCapt, post: 837844, member: 7102"] Oysters on the half shell are a menu item at many seafood places. Having a half shell in your 1911 breech is not good. I was shooting the 1911 the other day when all of a sudden, the thing would no longer chamber any more rounds. Dang. I figgered I probably would hafta go back and run 'em thru the sizing die or such. Or perhaps I had the seating depth off... :censored: Finished repelling the attacks of the paper monster with my .22 and went home. Disassembled the gun for cleaning, and I felt a strange resistance when running a patch near the breech end. Finally looked in there and found the forward half of a shell case. Wow! Usually the case fails lengthwise, but this was new to me... [b][Broken External Image][/b] OK, so now what? I tried to pry it out with a screwdriver blade. Tried to get a small knife tip in there. No go. Finally figgered it out. :idea: I went to Ace Hardware and bought an expanding bolt thingie. Cost me 59 cents. I set the thing to expand against the inside of the shell case. No go. Even wrapped the expanding end with some wet/dry sandpaper I had. Next, I set the depth to have the expander legs hit just in front of the leading edge of the half shell case. Tightened the screw, and got a good lock on it. Used a dowel and hammer at the forward end, and had to tighten the bolt a bit, but the shell case finally came out with the proper use of applied physics. Normal shell cases provided for reference... [b][Broken External Image][/b] When I shine my bore light in either end, the breech and barrel appear to be fine and dandy. File this technique away in the brain for future use as needed... [/QUOTE]
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