It won't hurt anything if the bullet is driven back into the case
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It won't hurt anything if the bullet is driven back into the case
Dousing it in kroil or something similar may wet the powder enough to keep something bad from happening, but it may not. If it penetrates around the case it could only help. Make sure to use a rod that has some sort of tip to it, or has something to close off the threaded hole in the end of the rod. If you keep the hole in the rod open it could split around the bullet encapsulating it and making the problem worse by getting the rod stuck also. And finally, I would sandbag the ejection port and, if disassembled, all openings of the receiver. Stand away from the muzzle just in case.
I used to use Kroil as a penetrating oil until my gunsmith Rob Bonacci told me about oil of wintergreen. Best penetrating oil that I've ever seen.
From your OP it is not clear if you ever really made any attempt to extract the round... How do you know it's "stuck"? Will the BCG close enough to snap the extractor over the rim allowing you to snap the BCG back/open with the charging handle? Have you tried this? If not, that’s where I would start.
You are correct in the fact that I really made not attempt to extract the round. Because of this thread I know what to try next time.
I dropped a brazing rod down the muzzle last night. Three light taps and the round dropped out. Pretty happy at the result; and the lessons learned here.
Thanks for all the advise everyone! I learn a little more about this platform and how it works each trip to this site.