How to Extract a Broken Shell from a Rifle Chamber | MidwayUSA Gunsmithing

[@roseanne3149]

Served with you at Ellsworth AFB South Dakota when you was a Lieutenant - I was shooting alot then and still do - fired a 44 magnum in my Winchester Lever Action and split a case in half extracting the back half of a 44 magnum case - watched your video Larry Potterfield and I squirted in a penetrating oil and from the muzzle pushed thru a 45 cleaning bristle brush and it came right out - Been reloading and shooting for years (since 1973) and you taught me something - good for you! Good video Larry

[@ripvanwinkle268]

This channel is absolutely fantastic, I can't even count the things I learned from this amazing man

[@sgffire]

Midway USA rules the world!!!! I love Larry and his show on the Outdoor channel. I personally would like to see Midway USA have more shows. Keep up the outstanding work guys!!!!

[@garymcmullin2292]

Your gunsmith skills and the video production are absolutely superb, very good close-ups and the pace is slow enough that we viewers don't miss a thing and have time to let what we see sink in. Thanks for these highly valued instructional presentations.

[@J.E.Taylor]

Larry is a life saver. My DPMS got a broken piece stuck in the chamber today at the shooting range. Couldn't find a shell extractor locally other than at MidwayUSA which would be a 200 mile round trip. Decided to try his cleaning rod and brush method and it worked with a new brush. A used brush more than likely won't work as it didn't for me, too worn down. Either way, I have ordered a broken case extractor for future use but have never needed one before. Thanks Larry!

[@ilikecheesesoupNEW]

This video just makes me smile looking at his happy face, patriotic bgm, and his smirky ending "and that's the way it is" lol

[@kjellringstrom6217]

"And that´s all I have to say about that." ;)

[@hinoto3310]

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[@LouisE-mp8lx]

His outro of saying “and that’s the way it is” never fails to make me smile- especially after a quality video

[@yummyfuzz1]

I’m from the 🇬🇧 and I totally love these videos, more American than 🦅.

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

Isn't that the British Grenadiers?

[@TJ-ms7th]

Amazing video. Had to watch again! Nice music Larry. And thats the way it is.

[@kevins1114]

Some commenters are missing the point of this video. The idea behind using Cerrosafe is its' low melting point combined with its relative hardness. Plus, when cooled, it shrinks a tiny bit, making it easy it tap out as shown. Someone suggested using lead for this purpose. DON'T !!! Lead will stick in the chamber. Using Cerrosafe would work under field conditions, with some types of cigarette lighters as a heat source. You couldn't do that with lead.

[@GottliebGoltz]

Thank You.

[@yesac101]

they have been using lead for 100years its completely fine drop a bullet in and back fill with led comes out in one piece clean as a whistle

[@308dad8]

Lead shrinks as it cools too. This is why Lee has to engineer their molds to drop over wanted size, in case someone casts too pure of an alloy. In fact it can shrink a few thousandths

[@lioutdoorsman9046]

I just did this for a customer on his Rossi .357 lever rifle. Worked just like video said it would. Customer was very happy. Thanks Larry.

[@aaroncalgary]

Robert Greco Was it winchester .357? My hornady worked but winchester broke first time i used one. A rossi .357 no less.

[@lioutdoorsman9046]

aaroncalgary it ended up happening again, turned out that the gun had to be sent out to Rossi for warranty. the gun was unrepairable and had to be replaced. I dont remember the ammo mfg., I dont think it was the ammo.

[@san7sangsorn53]

so good.

[@tebjmd]

My 1873 clone did just that with factory ammo. I have never seen that before, despite shooting (60yrs) ( and reloading for 35 years). All the pushing and pulling on that 44 mag with brushes and soak with k,,um penetrating oil even with shotgun brush-- no chance -- so I got the cerrosafe casted the chamber and put a steel rod down as you said exactly and popped out the broken casing. You cautioned against over filling, so I got the exact right amount and since it is a lever action used a funnel. Archimedes was right! I got lead on the bolt face as the tip of the funnel displaced some. RATS! I tried picks and all that saying to myself he told you not to do this! Then I remembered cerosafe has a low melting point and got the heat gun and Q-tips and it shoots like new. Thanks for all you do!

[@jehovahuponyou]

NO, NO, THE BEST THING TO DO IS NEVER FIRE YOUR RIFLE TO BEGIN WITH - SEE, NO SEPARATED SHELL CASINGS. ROFL! THESE MIDWAY VIDEOS ARE SOME OF THE BEST I'VE SEEN ON GUNS - KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK LARRY!

[@viditjain4818]

Your smile sir just made my day thank you😊😊

[@Fireworxs2012]

Thanks Larry...Always good info on this page...

[@crawler6019]

Had this happen to me a during the evening on 07/21/2024 on my Chiang Kai-shek Mauser. Did the bore brush trick from the back. Worked like a charm.

[@jiminlport]

@ukmoore The broken case has already been fired. There is nothing left to burn. It broke during a failed extraction.

[@justinriley8651]

used it on a remington 550-1 that id fired too hot of a 22lr in and the case stuck and i actually ripped it in half trying to remove it. i bought this cerrasafe and did like larry said and it worked like a champ. i was happy i love my remington and not being able to shoot it causes me to be unhappy! feel better now also learned that on old 22lrs you gotta becareful using hot rounds what i mean is anything over 1250 fps is probably not a wise idea,that didnt have those when this was made and the pressure is too much for it.

[@alnbaba]

I've had case head seperation with my 303 with reloaded sellier and bellot brass. It came out easily enough with the cleaning rod and some swearing.

[@MrBakkify]

i stuck a case in my 35whelen did what you said Larry with the cleaning brush and it come right out..ThaaankYou Larry!!

[@simonize251]

"And that's the way it is."

[@porksboy]

The song title is "The Yellow Rose of Texas"

[@greenefieldmann3014]

"This is the way."

[@whiteindianone]

i like this guy. down to earth repairs.

[@redtailhawk1975]

just put a metal drywall raw plug in tighten until it grips then pull gentle on the head of the screw

[@martinavalos1381]

Great job , I'm a plumber and I use Silver Tin combination solder called 95/5 adheres to brass copper but not steel. You can't get it hot enough to adhere to steel.

[@DutchClawz]

This must be the happiest man alive, I remember seeing you from very long ago but I dont know from where..

[@DutchClawz]

Just saw your video’s go back 10 years.. pretty sure it was from back then.

[@rock3tcatU233]

That's some fine lookin' freedom metal you got there.

[@hphillips7425]

Good video. I should have subscribed years ago. Good accurate information and to the point 👍.

[@ScubaOz]

Thats really stuck! never had to go thru all of that before, but I know what to do if it does happen, thanks for the video, because "Thats the way it is!" gotta love that!!

[@freman007]

Thank you, that's very interesting.

[@BigT962]

This guy makes some of the best videos. Tho not a gunsmith i still find it fun to watch your videos just for knowledge.

[@halabiralapu-lapu9935]

My my, this was enlightening... thank you

[@lmoriarty1]

Its a good thing I brought my alloy, ladle, torch, and vise to the range with me.

[@JimmysJunkAcct]

Excellent video, but seriously this man is eerie.

[@Guyatracetrack]

I find that using a brass brush, with several swabs around it, and lightly tapping it into the back of a necked cartridge can usually wedge into the cartridge, and then be pulled right back out aloing with the stuck casing. Bit quicker than going out and buying some metal to cast. But thanks for this great tip, as I'm sure I'll eventually get one stubborn enough that my swab method won't work.

[@ShastaBean]

thanks!! Brush wasn't getting it done, but a single cleaning patch that wrapped a few times around did the trick. = debt-of-gratitude!

[@metalica6]

larry is a cool dude i like watching his ads

[@TheBBassassin]

This cheered me up after having my new gun jammed

[@panchovilla1486]

you are the man

[@MrSmithyistheman]

I LIKED THE LAST METHERED HE DID THAT WAS SO COOL

[@eddielung31]

his smile is just too sweet for a programme talking about guns

[@genegleason4987]

Notorious for ruptured cartridges,was lake city 7.62 running on a m 219 machine gun in m-60 tank. Loader kept busy with ruptured cartridge extractor as shown in video

[@DaveSmith-cp5kj]

These methods work very well also for reloading sizing dies if you don't use enough lube or the die is cut too undersized due to a worn tool (a problem I had on my first RCBS die set that I never had with LEE. One reason I will never go back to RCBS as far as dies).

[@jolebole-yt]

I had a set of 30-06 Redding dies that were out of spec. Specially the sizing die. The cases would not pass the chamber gauge no matter how many times I tried to resize them. Never had a problem like this with my Lee dies.

[@DaveSmith-cp5kj]

@@jolebole-yt It's weird because LEE is so much cheaper.

[@jolebole-yt]

@@DaveSmith-cp5kj yeah, much cheaper. For that reason I have Lee dies on all my Dillon presses and never had a problem with any ammo I load.

[@Chris28456]

@ukmoore read the description "spent cartridge case break" it was already fired and the case end broke off in the barrel.

[@andyprairiedog]

I wonder if the un-edited version has ALOT of "bleeps" every few seconds because of cruse words. I know i had some choice words during a time like this with a .22 rifle. Great job Mr. Potterfield.

[@sobekflakmonkey]

I love Larry Potterfield.

[@loviedebiasio8864]

very cool. Wish I would have seen that before my M1A broke off the base in the chamber

[@tedwarddixon6777]

I liked the yellow rose of Texas song in the background.

[@agentkapser]

just wondered. the firing pin. on the end of that would it be possible to make a star or a heart on it so when u shoot there will come a star or a heart on the primer ?

[@blueshadow1996]

Cerrosafe is great stuff..I use it when I want to find the caliber of the rifle if I have no history on the rifle or stamp on the receiver..I have used it to extract a broken casing..

[@JCtheROD]

I thought Larry was just a store owner, but he's more than that.

[@Shapecharge08]

@dammitcrap I managed to find the song, It's "The Yellow Rose of Texas". However, I don't know who played the version used in this video.

[@saisandoval]

Thanks midway this was helpful

[@oldfish64]

I find a tap that will thread inside the case without touching the chamber. Usually it will break the case loose just threading it in, or you can tap it out with a cleaning rod. I use this same method for a stuck case in a sizing die, but insert a bolt, then draw it out with a sleeve and the threads

[@BelloBudo007]

As a non shooter, I'll be honest and admit that I would never had known how to extract that cartridge. Thanks to you though, I reckon I'd have a go and several of those options without concerning myself about damaging the rifle, and probably stop short of the molten metal option. In which case I guess it would be off to the gunsmith for me.

[@WarBerJr02]

I think that applying penetrating oil should be the first step, although, I have never had to deal with this problem.

[@AreThereNoMoreNames]

@tetekofa Yeah! Kroil's great stuff. I picked up an SVT-40 a couple years ago, which had an unfortunately heavily corroded bore, and after repeated cleaning with CLP, I couldn't make much of a difference. Just a few minutes with Kroil and it was looking pretty nice. I tried the same thing on an old Mauser that was awaiting a .35 Wheelen rebarreling, same results, and now I'll need another Mauser for my project.

[@bigred2989]

Can you use cerosafe to clean a barrel, too? I know it's going a little overboard but I would imagine that it pulls out most of the crud in there, right?

[@jdarens]

Oh hell no that is raw... thank you Larry! Hopefully I never have this problem but if I do, I kno0w what to do!

[@SUPPORTOURTROOPS365]

Wow, I never would have thought about using some of that metallic alloy. I had a rifle with a broken casing within the barrel and could not get it out. almost had to trash it. Thanks Midway!

[@timothyterrell1658]

Frank Conrad bend a rod at the end don't use a brush it will jamb on the Case mouth tap it out

[@Cherokee2A.]

wow that last thing is very clever!!! :D

[@DrGuha]

I swear if Larry Potterfield runs for President, I will take a year off work and campaign for him. Hard to beat a campaign slogan like: The US is the #1 nation in the world, and thats the way it is!

[@Parkerized1]

Gotta love this guy!

[@utacconi]

Simply excellent. As always, making difficult problems esy to solve.

[@GatCat]

Thanks Larry!

[@shallNOTbeinfringed-vp9wo]

Great video! Thank you!

[@midwestshitshow5887]

Larry is a legend to me. I've been watching by and learning from him for 20 years... hmmmm first time I've ever said "for 20 years" in my life considering I'm 27.

[@tankeriv]

Thank you buddy!! Great advise!!

[@geodiver88]

larry potterfield is a badass.

[@kingmoreno20]

Nice video but i have a problem i have a 30 30 winchester but my little brother found an empty cartridge and loaded it, now the leveler wont go down could you please help me

[@robertmaybeth3434]

You are going to have to find disasembly instructions for that rifle, and take it apart far enough to get the parts out of the way that are blocking the chamber. Once oyu do that i'd think the empty case will come right out with a cleaning rodt, unless its corroded in place now.

[@kingmoreno20]

Ok its been two weeks now you think its corroded in place?

[@kingmoreno20]

In case it is what can i do i found the dissasembly instructions

[@MrSKSkill]

Damn Classy Potterfield, damn classy.

[@JohnJaggerJack]

what rimfire means for specifically or does it has a meaning??

[@tomb816]

Insert a cleaning rod, from the muzzle. Screw a brass brush, just larger than the cae ID, to the rod. Pull the rod into the cartridge. Smack rod, towards buttstock, and brass brush will push cartridge out. Has never failed me yet.

[@iamcondescending]

@agentkapser don't think the indent would be detailed enough for that but it's a cool idea.

[@nicolaskemp4830]

How many shots can a homemade rifling take..

[@Chinesehero]

Will this work on steel case wolf ammo in my AK? My gunsmith has tried everything except this.

[@sierragoldrush7479]

Mr Potterfield Well done. To the point. Ingenious. I have a not too similar problem. I have a 12ga shotgun with 10 adapters ranging from common handgun rounds all the way to .30-30 and .45-70. The problem is that the spent cartridges are the very devil to get out of the adapter. ( not to mention the adapters themselves).Of course I can knock them out with a cleaning rod, twist them out with pliers, or pry them out with a knife blade, but all of this reduces me to civil war era reload times. Can you Macgyver me out of this one? Thanks in advance.

[@sierragoldrush7479]

Little too glib there, my friend. Most of them are X caliber inserts, the rifle inserts are $125 18 in SS from Ace Dube at MCA Sports. Not much help.

[@maysammirzakhalili4862]

Thank you sir. ✌️🏻👌🏻🙏🏻💐.

[@feralbigdog]

when you do the cast to get it out, whydoesnt the cast fuse to the metal of the barrel?

[@timjamesmackenzie]

What's with the casting? How does it help tapping it out with a rod?

[@saucybaka4439]

It creates a solid barrier for the cleaning rod to push out ? Kinda obvious ?

[@1o1e12]

Awesome vid thank you

[@observantservant2135]

Fired a 50 cal through a 12g. Now my barrel is flared, what do I do?

[@Zuhko]

O.O wow this was realy helpfull. i had this problem with my m4. i dnt know you could youse alloy tor romove a broken cardrige

[@herrotto7787]

Now for an EASY way which I have done over the years.. Take a fired case cut the head off so you can find the right fine threaded tap that fits and not cut thru the case wall.. 10/32 1/4 -28 or a metric .. run the tap into the broken case in rifle then tap it out with a cleaning rod....

[@Koensdus]

..and in case you can't get your hands on Cerrosafe alloy: cut the hex-head off a timber screw (12-11 for my .22 hornet), weld to 5 mm rod, remove the bolt, insert, lightly screw into the broken cartridge until it grabs ...and extract!

[@Luk4zguy97]

way to go Larry!

[@TheBass27]

Where do u get that alloy

[@mattdavis822]

I had a 30-06 to .32 acp adapter stuck so I super glued a 32 case into the adapter then tapped it out with a rod.

[@Shapecharge08]

Does anyone know what music is used in this video?

[@escopetak12]

INCRÍVEL RIFLE...

[@renhosti]

I'm with Airwolf1971. I think that would be absolutely hilarious. Great comment airwolf!

[@ShastaBean]

Brush wasn't getting it done, but a single cleaning patch that wrapped a few times around did the trick (patch idea from another commenter)

[@cyberhendrix]

@MstrKordell Hopefully you are using a slightly more modern rifle than a lever action. Not to mention a more common ammo.

[@308dad8]

Interesting way to go

[@newmattygosling]

i dont own a rifle, i probably never will. i will definitely not need to do this, yet i still watch videos like this :S

[@ihateyankees3655]

I'd know the Yellow Rose of Texas anywhere, but I don't think I've heard that version before. Who recorded it?

[@betchalife]

that background music is epic even by midways bgm standards

[@ryanfpowell1]

we need a larry potterfield for the uk :D

[@geoh7777]

The proper size E-Z-Out should do it. Is that what you mean by popular extractor?

[@JaysonHerlth1]

You sir are a genius...

[@icaxcj2012]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[@MangiomoSammiches]

@agentkapser i don't know, but i'd imagine you could find somthing like that or become a gunsmith and do all the drilling and steel casting yourself. i think it would be a good idea imprinting your initials on a primer, you know kinda like a personalization.

[@Mophonic]

brilliant, thx for the video

[@m1garandman]

what do you do when that fails also? I had it happen I tried casting the chamber three times after trying every one of the other techniques. My gun smith got it out with what he calls a "secret tool" he wouldn't show me what it was.

[@timothyterrell1658]

waylon jennings go to a hardware store buy a brazing rod bend at half inch put bevel on end insert at muzzle insert like ram rod foul Case mouth tap with tool case falls out remove rod. Save rod for next time. Works like cope chisel to soft to harm gun