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Brass sticking in chamber, 22 Long Rifle

haroldchrismeyer
I have a Remington 514 that has a problem with the brass sticking in the chamber. The bolt will be closed, and hard to open, then the extractor slips off the case, then you have to tap it out with a cleaning rod. The barrel looks nice and shiny, but the chamber does not. What do I need to do to polish the chamber without damaging the rifle??

While it is a nice older rifle, it doesn't have any collector value because the receiver has been drilled and tapped at some time for a scope mount. I don't want to spend a fortune on it, just want it to be reliable again. It still groups well, has some blueing left, and has a nice piece of walnut that appears to have never been refinished.
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  • nmyers
    I use JB bore paste, available from Brownells & many others.

    Neal
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  • RCrosby
    If the problem is peening by dry firing at the leading edge of the chamber, Brownells sells a tool for "ironing" the offending intrusion back into line with the chamber. If (and I doubt it is) the problem is roughness in the chamber itself, I once had the chamber reamed out and sleeved in a High Standard target auto when a chunk of chamber adjacent to the extractor groove blew out. It was a wonderful fix, but I have no idea what the charge might be for that.
    Another possibility could be extensive firing of shorts leading to a build up of crud in the chamber. Without seeing it, I'd say, first give the barrel a thorough cleaning making sure that the chamber is squeeky clean, second, if there's any hint of peening, try the Brownells solution. Clean the bolt completely as well and check the condition of the extractors and whatever springs are supplying pressure to them. The problem could be there.
    Good luck.
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  • Emmett Dunham
    I would take a chamber brush or other brush that will fit and stick a brass cleaning rod down the bore, screw the brush on the end of the rod and chuck it up in the drill. Add some cleaning fluid on the brush and give it a spin and see what happens. I had a .22 that got so much gunk built up in it that it would do the same thing as yours.


    Emmett
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  • Ned Fall
    If all those suggestions fail, take the gun to a gunsmith and get him to ream the chamber with a chamber reamer. I fixed one with the same problem by doing that.
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  • 5mmgunguy
    I would give the chamber and barrel a through cleaning. Odds are its a really dirty chamber.
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  • perry shooter
    Dirty chamber did someone shoot a lot of 22 shorts in this rifle[?]get a 25 caliber brush to clean the chabmer the chamber is Larger then the bore so a 22 brush may not clean it. HOWEVER BE VERY careful not to force the larger brush past the chamber if you do it will not come BACK out and then you will have to force it all the way to the other end of the barrel. BE CAREFUL
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  • RCrosby
    Another "trick" that can work on a dirty chamber; take a fired case and flare the mouth just enough to allow it to still chamber, then close the action or gently tap the shell into place and then tap back out. You'll still need to follow with one of the suggested chamber cleaning procedures, but this can scrape a lot of crud out fast. Used this on a Woodsman once that had been rendered inoperable after the firing of large quantities of .22 short ammo.
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  • wpage
    All good cures...
    Spin a 22 brass/bronze brush w/#9 in the area then spin several patches till it comes clear.
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  • cody45
    take a fired case that you have carefully tapped out. Dril a centered hole, 3/16" thru the rim. Solder a 3/16" brass rod thats long enough to stick out of the butt end of the receiver. Chuck up the rod with a cordless drill and apply JB bore cleaning paste to the case and spin case at low rpm till the chamber is as clean as it needs to be.

    If this wont do it youll need a reamer.
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  • asa
    All of the above are fine suggestions; I'd like to add one more that has worked for me: I wrap a .22 brush with a cleaning patch and coat it with Flitz and work the area with this combination, repeating until the chamber is-hopefully-clean. Just another choice to add to the dizzying number! -Asa
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