Browning BAR repair

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Have a Browning BAR 30-06 that has a piece of brass stuck and won't let the bolt close on a round. Took it to a good gunsmith and he said he can't get it out. What would be the best method for removal other than removing the barrel?? Thanks!
 
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Try this, get a .45 caliber brass brush. Run it into chamber and pull back on it until the bristles stick. Pull it out, piece of case SHOULD come with it. I do that on some of my single shot pistols when I get a case separation.
 
If the gunsmith couldn't get it out I wouldn't consider him any good! You could try a 30.06 broken shell extractor, that would probably be the easiest method to try first. I've heard of guy's threading a tap into the broken case them pushing the tap and shell out with a cleaning rod. Another method is to fill the broken case with Cerrosafe and then push it out with a cleaning rod. I can't believe that a qualified gunsmith wouldn't be able to get it without to much effort.
 
By "Piece of brass" do you mean a broken shell ?
Is the case head intact or broke off ?
Pics would help.
If you have a broken shell in the chamber they make extractors that pull them out.
Just looked and the ones on Brownells are only .308 and 223.
Another way is to try to drive it out from the muzzle with a cleaning rod or wood dowel..
 
Don't think it's a very big piece of metal. Don't remember what he said he tried doing but no good. He called to see what I thought about pulling the barrel off, but I'm not crazy about doing that. He didn't sound real anxious about it either. May just sell it for parts.
 
A small piece of brass is stuck in the chamber? Sounds like a good candidate for the Cerrosafe treatment.
 
what the Army says...

b. Removal of a Ruptured Cartridge. A ruptured (separated) cartridge case may be removed with a cleaning rod or ruptured cartridge extractor. When using the ruptured cartridge extractor, raise the cover and pull the bolt to the rear. Place the extractor in the T-slot of the bolt in the same manners as that of a cartridge, so that it is held in line with the bore by the ejector of the extractor assembly of the gun. With the extractor aligned with the bore and held firmly in the T-slot, let the bolt go forward into the ruptured case, and the shoulders will spring out in front of the case. Pull the bolt to the rear and remove the ruptured case and extractor (Figures 4-1 and 4-2).
 

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Like all said above. A fairly simple process. I once had the front half of a .243 case stuck in the chamber of a Rem. 700. Cause was from reloading the case too many times.
I sprayed the chamber area good with WD40 and used a slightly over size bore brush and pushed the broken case out. Really no big deal.
 
It's a BAR so can't get to the brass like with a bolt rifle. I have a 243 BAR and the receiver is tight with limited access from the side. NAM VET
 
I got my Belgian 243 BAR from my deceased father-in-law several years ago. He had bought it years ago, because he carried a BAR in the Pacific. He put a scope on it, fired it three times to sight it in, and then shot a deer, and never shot it again. I have his original box of shells, with 16 rounds left.

These rifles are just gorgeous, and accurate. If I had a problem like the OP's, I would only trust Browning to fix it. NV
 
I got my Belgian 243 BAR from my deceased father-in-law several years ago. He had bought it years ago, because he carried a BAR in the Pacific. He put a scope on it, fired it three times to sight it in, and then shot a deer, and never shot it again. I have his original box of shells, with 16 rounds left.

These rifles are just gorgeous, and accurate. If I had a problem like the OP's, I would only trust Browning to fix it. NV

I had one once in 270. Special ordered and the guy did not take it. Grade 3 oil finished wood with Williams factory peep sights. Belgium made. Took a year for delivery. cost me about 500 in late 80's/ Yep, like a fool, sold it.

I bought a Sako like that once. Guy brought it back from Germany in 54. 30-06. sold me the gun and gave me half a box of shells with it. Still have that one
 
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I'll take a little bit different tack than some of the other posters.
It sounds like you are not comfortable or familiar with some of the remedies proposed here, nor is the guy you took it to. Even an amateur gunsmith would have known enough to try them.

Guns are taken apart and put back together all the time. You should either find a professional gunsmith familiar with the commercial BAR or send it to a Browning service center.
Good luck!
 
Have a Browning BAR 30-06 that has a piece of brass stuck and won't let the bolt close on a round. Took it to a good gunsmith and he said he can't get it out. What would be the best method for removal other than removing the barrel?? Thanks!

Understanding this is a "new" model BAR and there is limited room to work or gain access to the chamber, pulling the barrel may be the only way to get the required access to the chamber. We really need more information about what the "piece of stuck brass" is, in order to give you an informed suggestion for removal. Is this the separated neck of a fired casing, neck and shoulder from a case or just a piece of random brass that is embedded in the chamber? Has someone run a borescope into the barrel to see exactly what you are dealing with or is it just a semi-educated guess?
 
The gunsmith called me this morning and said he got the piece out using
Cerrosafe. Said it looked like a smaller piece around 6mm caliber or so?? Not sure how that could've happened but he got it out and will clean and test fire. Sure glad he didn't have to dismantle the whole thing.
 
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