Broken case extractor help

[revbc]

Anyone know of where you can find a broken case extractor tool for 7mm-08?  Does anyone have a homemade extractor that works without damaging the chamber?

Thanks

Bobby

[Hairtrigger]

When I get a stuck case while reloading... something that has not happened since I started using Imperial sizing wax... I have had good results putting the die and stuck case in the freezer. The case seemed to come out easier than when I have removed them at room temp.
If you can get the barrel in a freezer it may be worth a try

[John Traveler]

It usually pays to think simple first.  Squirt or dribble some penetrating oil or WD-40 into the chamber, and let it soak into the case-chamber gap.

I would try jamming a cleaning rod with .45 or .50 cal bronze bristle brush into the chamber and the broken case.  Twist, and it should come right out.  It it is hard to twist, using a long cleaning rod from the muzzle end, tap the case-brush assembly and it should come right out.

[John Traveler]

The reason for recommending the bristle chamber brush trick that in clearing dozens of 7.62 NATO machine guns with broken cases, even using the provided broken case extractor in heavily fouled chambers, none required much extraction force.

[revbc]

Thanks John and Hairtrigger,

Both are great suggestions, I'll think I will try the cleaning rod and brushes first.  It shouldn't be a real problem the chamber was fairly clean.

Bobby

[Val]

Brownell sells broken case extractors for many calibers. They work well.

[iiranger]

Find a surplus .308 cheap and turn the neck part down...
The brush thing usually works. Spray with propane (unlit) or ethylene or ether? to cool can also work if you cannot get into a freezer.
Desperate? You can fill the chamber with some alloy. Lead if desperate. Cerrosafe if you got it. Usually it will cling to the brass and you can push the whole thing out with a tap. Not too big a challange, just a stopping point for the day. Happy new year. Luck.

[Steve P]

I use the bristle brushes to extract the majority of my stuck cases.  I shoot a lot of 22 hornet brass in my .22 hornets and 270 Rens.  Soft brass that is prone to head separations.  Cleaning rod with .32 cal bronze brush pulls them right out. 

I also have a couple of extractors made with allen wrenches that have been threaded on the end.  I use a die and just start the threading process on the end of the allen wrench.  Expose chamber, push in allen wrench, and give it a twist.  Locks into the brass and pulls it right out.

Steve