Easy way to remove bullets? update
I was wrong it was 5 bullets in the barrel. All were sucessfully removed without any damage to the Smith. REMARKABLE
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The best way (if one is blocking the cylinder) is to remove the barrel. This will have to be done anyway as the barrel will be damaged beyond repair if bullets were stacked up in the barrel under fire.
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Hello the barrel is most likely history unless your reloads just had a primer and no powder. This sad state brings up a point to you as a shooter NEVER fire another shot from a gun that the bullet of the first shot does not exit the barrel. If you had 3 shots lodged in barrel and the fourth shoot had been a FULLHOUSE load You probablely would have to get someone else to type this question as the gun would or could blow up in your hand. Take the gun to a GOOD gunsmith so he can check the frame where the barrel screws in to check for cracks. 0 -
What revolver and what ammunition were you using?
Look along the barrel for waviness that would indicate you have bulged the barrel. If you see or feel the bulges, the barrel at least,is lost and needs replacement. If it looks good try and get some oil in the barrel then with a short, fattest brass rod you can get into the barrel and using a mallet, drive the bullet column back till the last bullet fired enters the cylinder. Open and empty the cylinder then drive the bullets out the rear end of the barrel.
The gun needs to be inspected for cylinder and barrel bulges, excess headspace, a bent frame and cracks in cylinder and/or frame.
You could also call S&W on this.
Hopefully, you were using very light target loads in a strong revolver in which case you may have gotten away with it.0 -
It is a model 19. I understand the ammo was reloaded 38 special target loads. Thanks for the responses, I thought maybe that someone new of a little trick to get them out easier.
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Four.....I won't bother to ask how you know there are four, to remove a shrouded S&W barrel, you will have to remove the pin that is located in the frame just above the breech, if the revolver is an old recessed cylinder pinned barrel model, if not....you will have to over index the barrel (tighten beyond TDC) far enough so the ejector rod/base pin can be unscrewed and removed, once the ejector rod is out the barrel can be screwed out of the frame. You can then use a brass or bronze rod slightly under bore size to drive the bullets out of the barrel, the barrel can then be inspected for damage and replaced if needed. 0 -
First off if the chamber under the hammer is not loaded and if a bullet is lodged from the cylinder and into the forcing cone preventing opening, Take a wooden dowell of slightly smaller diameter than the bore and drive the bullet back from the muzzle end until the cylinder can be opened, then open the cylinder and drive out any remaining bullets still stuck in the barrell. This was not as much of a rare ocurrance as you might expect. Back in the 70s and 80s when police departments were shooting wadcutter reloads with light powder charges this occurred on a somewhat regular basis. Of course you have to inspect or have inspected the revolver after it has been cleared to make sure it is safe. I have seen more than a few that where not damages and several with bulged barrels. 0
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