Patch Stuck...

[ZombieKiller]

[sonofeugene]

Try putting enough lube down the barrel so that it soaks the patch completely.

[sonofeugene]

And who cleans with a dry patch?

[NorCalRefuge]

Been there, done that with my Mini-14 several times.

That Otis system really cannot be recommended, unless you have no other option (such as with a Mini-14).

The issue isn't the dry patch, it's an over-sized patch that's wedged against the Eye-Loop on the cable. If you're gonna use the Otis system, use their expensive patches or be prepared for this to happen often (trust me... )

You have a few options:



This video wasn't available the first time this happened to me. I was so frustrated I left the disassembled rifle sit on my workbench for well over a month before trying again!

If that doesn't work, you might need to burn the patch out as some others have done, or try heating the barrel a little where it's stuck to get it to loosen up.

I once pulled so hard on one using the included brass puller bar thing, that the bar bent into a U shape!

[smoothy8500]

Ignore the idiots that suggest a wood dowel, wait cuz someone here will suggest it.....Like a wood pencil can "drive out" a stuck patch.

[ZombieKiller]

[Usmc0844spare]

Been there, done that with my Mini-14 several times.

That Otis system really cannot be recommended, unless you have no other option (such as with a Mini-14).

The issue isn't the dry patch, it's an over-sized patch that's wedged against the Eye-Loop on the cable. If you're gonna use the Otis system, use their expensive patches or be prepared for this to happen often (trust me... )

You have a few options:



This video wasn't available the first time this happened to me. I was so frustrated I left the disassembled rifle sit on my workbench for well over a month before trying again!

If that doesn't work, you might need to burn the patch out as some others have done, or try heating the barrel a little where it's stuck to get it to loosen up.

I once pulled so hard on one using the included brass puller bar thing, that the bar bent into a U shape!

Hard to take a gun cleaning product company seriously that shows a video of a dude pulling the cable out at an extreme angle, potentially jacking up the crown.

https://youtu.be/0APH-XNu55I?t=73

[5.56Geo]

Compressed air works well too.

[sbo80]

load up a primer-only cartridge and shoot it out?

[Garand Hunter]

Never had a problem with a dry patch, across 223-280-308-311-44mag bores, not once. BUT, I have not used a Otis system. Always a cleaning rod, not a bore snake or cable. Then follow up with a lightly oiled patch. Whatever works guys. If I was shooting really crappy ammo I would start off with a patch soaked with Hooppes solvent or CLP.

Psalm 1

[NorCalRefuge]

Hard to take a gun cleaning product company seriously that shows a video of a dude pulling the cable out at an extreme angle, potentially jacking up the crown.

https://youtu.be/0APH-XNu55I?t=73

The Otis system was born out of necessity, for those rifles where getting a rod into the barrel is nearly impossible - such as with the Mini-14 as mentioned, due to its receiver design.

The steel cable is coated with a flexible plastic, so it shouldn't cause any harm, and I suspect getting the darn thing unstuck is paramount to worrying about the crown in this situation... but I hear you.

Given an option, I'd never use one again. I routinely get mine stuck, since I refuse to purchase Otis' outrageously priced patches.

OP, if your cousin has a rifle conducive to a rod... get a rod. Even a cheap rod will be less frustrating.

[ar15barrels]

Do not use a wooden dowel to try to clear anything stuck in a barrel.
A broken off dowel makes it much more troublesome to clear the bore.

[mhb285]

Squib rod?

[Dan_Eastvale]

Let it dry and burn it to a cinder maybe

[SanDiego619]

Fire it?