Mosin Barrel Blockage

[McNally M.]

Hey guys, I have a problem that I would like to bring to you and hear your advice before I do anything drastic. One of my Mosin Nagants has a completely blocked up barrel. The culprit? A wooden dowel rod that some numbskull wedged into the full length of the barrel in an attempt to clean it. I have tried tapping the rod at one end with another dowel rod but no progress has been made. Its stuck in there incredibly well and I haven't the slightest idea as to how to remove it. Any suggestions?

[Fate]

Kill it with fire. Seriously. It won't hurt the barrel. Use a propane torch and light it up. I would take the action out of the stock though, just to make the job easier.

[McNally M.]

Kill it with fire. Seriously. It won't hurt the barrel. Use a propane torch and light it up. I would take the action out of the stock though, just to make the job easier.

The thought of using a torce passed through my mind. But I have my concerns... Like, will taking a torch that is that hot damage the barrel? Or will the wood catch fire if its so snug inside the barrel where little oxygen can get to it?

[OniKoroshi]

There was a dude here that made delrin dowels. Forgot who it's was though.

[Fate]

Heat will make the barrel bigger, so the stuck dowel could be easier to tap out, if the dowel doesn't burn.

[pigman]

solid brass rod as large as you can fit in the bore, tap out from the opposite side.

[McNally M.]

I'm leaning toward the brass dowel rod, mainly because I don't own a propane or butane torch. Would greasing up the barrel regularly for a few days help slick up the wood rod before I try to punch it out?

[C&Rtrader]

First thought was how to chemically dissolve wood... but I am not sure that is possible? ... Actually just googled that because I was curious. It is possible - if you are a chemist with a lab.

soak it in water to try to soften it? I am thinking PVC pipe capped at one end and filled with water. Then pound it out?

[hambam105]

Well if heat isn't the answer, find a neighbor with a termite infestation, grab a hand full of the little boggers and let them eat the wooden dowel.

[SoldierLife7]

I think water would make the wood swell...making the situation worse.

[TheSacramentoKid]

No to the water! Yes to the heat, or try to carefully drill a start hole in one end of the dowel then screw in a wood screw to give you some thing to grab onto then yank at it with some vice grips.

[vtrigger77]

Pour denaturized alcohol so the wood soaks it up then light it

[spinitch]

Don't use water or spray oil. Trust me.

[Turo]

Pour denaturized alcohol so the wood soaks it up then light it

Yeah, that's as dumb an idea as trying to dissolve the wood in water.

[Vlad 11]

Thats a crazy problem

Maybe the guy was trying to slug the barrel with the dowel

Anyway my thoughts are

1 Pour Kroil in there, a lot as the wood will soak it up. Let it soak for a few days and see if it will budge when pounded

2 Try to force grease into the bore with a grease gun. The pressure may loosen it, it will lube it at least

3 Use a 1/4" drill with some sort of brass sleeve to protect the rifling. Allow a little of the bit to protrude from the sleeve and drill into the wood. Keep adding sections of sleeve as you work the drill further in

Good luck